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Heidelberg

Located in Giesen, Landkreis Hildesheim Coordinates: 52°13′23″ N 9°54′50″ E

Map showing the location of Heidelberg Heidelberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
75 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Harsum
3.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport31 km
KSF Kassel Airport97 km

About Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a mountain. Location: Giesen, Landkreis Hildesheim. Elevation: 75 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Rusterberg and Moorberg.

Climate of Heidelberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (73 mm)
Driest month
February (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Heidelberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°19°21°23°23°19°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)534154485673666153515263

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heidelberg

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 31 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 97 kmsouth
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 35 kmeast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 42 kmeast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 63 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 77 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Heidelberg

Within 100 km: 370 historic and cultural sites, 3,637 natural sites, 764 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km239 places

  • Ohe River 15 kmW
  • Maschsee Lake 18 kmNW
  • Sonnensee Lake 21 kmN
  • Altwarmbüchener See Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km1,494 places

  • Wiehe River 48 kmNE
  • Schalk River 56 kmSE
  • Leine River 60 kmN
  • Badeinsel Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km3,038 places

  • Sundern Natural site 67 kmN
  • Warnau River 76 kmN
  • Naure River 98 kmSW
  • Grimke River 95 kmSW

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