Skip to content
Geonivora
Town

Leer

Located in Leer (Ostfriesland), Landkreis Leer Coordinates: 53°13′54″ N 7°27′40″ E

Map showing the location of Leer Leer
Location in Germany
Population
33,886
33.9K
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde60 km
BRE Bremen Airport91 km

About Leer

Leer is a town. Location: Leer (Ostfriesland), Landkreis Leer. Population: 33,886. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (60 km). Nearby sights include Bingumer Sand and Fernmeldeturm Leer - Nüttermoor.

Climate of Leer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (78 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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
Climate of Leer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°19°21°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)664460455474776474687870

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leer

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 51 km to the east.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 60 kmwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 91 kmeast
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 99 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 51 kmeast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 60 kmwest
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 82 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 92 kmeast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 110 kmwest

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

Day trips from Leer

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 759 natural sites, 554 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Hatzumer Sand Island 11 kmNW
  • Wolfmeer Lake 7 kmNE
  • Uphuser Meer Lake 20 kmNW
  • Twekmeer Lake 13 kmN

25–60 km512 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 56 kmN
  • Norderney Island 56 kmN
  • Baltrum Island 55 kmN
  • Juist Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km868 places

  • Borkum Island 64 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 62 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 63 kmNW
  • Friesenstrand Beach 65 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: