Lake

Idasee

Located in Ostrhauderfehn, Landkreis Leer Coordinates: 53°09′05″ N 7°38′33″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 1 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ostrhauderfehn; 2.1 km SW
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde71 km; BRE Bremen Airport78 km

About Idasee

Idasee is a lake. Location: Ostrhauderfehn, Landkreis Leer. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (71 km). Nearby sights include Langholter Meer and Sagter Ems.

Climate of Idasee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (80 mm)
Driest month: February (46 mm)

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8° 1°

12° 3°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

8° 3°

5° 1°

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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 Idasee
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	68	46	63	48	57	76	80	64	74	69	75	73

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Idasee

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 38 km to the east.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 71 kmwest
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 78 kmeast
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 38 kmeast
Groningen Population: 244.8K 72 kmwest
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 77 kmnortheast
Bremen Population: 546.5K 78 kmeast
Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 101 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Idasee

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 914 natural sites, 607 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km111 places

Wolfmeer Lake 18 kmNW
Rehen Schlatt Lake 18 kmSE
Langholter Meer Lake 4 kmSW
Kleines Brunselmeer Lake 14 kmSW

25–60 km590 places

Elsflether Sand Island 56 kmE
Hatzumer Sand Island 26 kmNW
Goten Lake 50 kmSE
Zwischenahner Meer Lake 26 kmE

60–100 km990 places

East Frisian Islands Island 66 kmN
Norderney Island 68 kmNW
Borkum Island 79 kmNW
Insel Spiekeroog Island 69 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ostrhauderfehn Town, Ostrhauderfehn
2.1 km SW
Idafehn Village, Ostrhauderfehn
1.1 km S
Rhauderfehn Village, Landkreis Leer
4.9 km W
Holtermoor Village, Ostrhauderfehn
1.8 km W
Holterfehn Village, Ostrhauderfehn
1.8 km NW
Wittensand Village, Saterland
1.6 km SE

Idasee

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Langholter Meer Lake, Lower Saxony
3.7 km SW
Sagter Ems River, Lower Saxony
3.2 km NE
Jümme River, Detern, Flecken
4.5 km NE
Soeste River, Lower Saxony
6.2 km NE
Nordloher-Barßeler Tief River, Lower Saxony
6.3 km NE
Naturschutzgebiet Holtgast Natural site, Apen
8.7 km NE
Walterberg Mountain, Barßel
9.6 km E
Bingumer Sand Island, Lower Saxony
17 km NW

Idasee

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026