- Population
- 5,186
- 5.2K
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde52 km
- FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase132 km
About Borkum
Borkum is a town. Location: Borkum, Landkreis Leer. Population: 5,186. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (52 km). Nearby sights include Borkum and Südstrand.
Photos of Borkum
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Borkum Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Borkum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (88 mm)
- Driest month
- April (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 48 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 82 | 79 | 88 | 77 |
How to get to Borkum
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 41 km to the south.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 52 kmsouth
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 132 kmeast
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 152 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 41 kmsouth
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 72 kmsouthwest
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 113 kmsoutheast
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 125 kmeast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 125 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Borkum
Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 187 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km43 places
- Borkum Island 1 kmNW
- Juist Island 23 kmNE
- Nordstrand Beach 6 kmNE
- Badestrand Beach 24 kmNE
25–60 km132 places
- East Frisian Islands Island 51 kmE
- Norderney Island 39 kmE
- Baltrum Island 49 kmE
- Ostbad Beach 38 kmNE
60–100 km312 places
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 70 kmE
- Strand Harlesiel Beach 75 kmE
- Nordstrand Beach 71 kmE
- Minsener Oog Island 89 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Borkum Island, Lower Saxony<0.1 km NW
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Südstrand Beach, Borkum2.4 km SE
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Borkum Island, Germany1.7 km W
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Greune Stee Natural site, Lower Saxony0.7 km S
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Woldedünen Natural site, Lower Saxony0.7 km SE
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Sendemast des Wasser- und Schiffahrtsamts Borkum Landmark, Borkum1.7 km W
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Upholmdünen Natural site, Borkum1.7 km N
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Süddünen Natural site, Lower Saxony1.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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