Natural site

Hollesand

Located in Uplengen, Landkreis Leer Coordinates: 53°20′08″ N 7°43′05″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 10 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Neufirrel; 1.4 km NW
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRE Bremen Airport78 km; FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase79 km

About Hollesand

Hollesand is a natural site. Location: Uplengen, Landkreis Leer. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Naturschutzgebiet Holle Sand and Oldehave.

Climate of Hollesand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (81 mm)
Driest month: February (45 mm)

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8° 1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

8° 2°

5° 0°

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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 Hollesand
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	68	45	63	49	58	74	78	66	78	72	81	73

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hollesand

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 40 km to the southeast.

Airports

Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 78 kmsoutheast
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 79 kmnortheast
Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 80 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 40 kmsoutheast
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 62 kmnortheast
Groningen Population: 244.8K 78 kmwest
Bremen Population: 546.5K 78 kmeast
Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 120 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hollesand

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 836 natural sites, 584 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

Hatzumer Sand Island 25 kmW
Wolfmeer Lake 15 kmW
Twekmeer Lake 18 kmW
Sandwater Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km524 places

East Frisian Islands Island 49 kmNW
Norderney Island 53 kmNW
Insel Spiekeroog Island 48 kmN
Baltrum Island 49 kmNW

60–100 km959 places

Borkum Island 73 kmW
Juist Island 61 kmNW
Nordstrand Beach 71 kmNW
Südstrand Beach 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Neufirrel Village, Uplengen
1.4 km NW
Großoldendorf Village, Uplengen
1.5 km SE
Kleinoldendorf Village, Uplengen
1.5 km S
Schwerinsdorf Village, Landkreis Leer
3.1 km SW
Neudorf Village, Uplengen
2.5 km E
Firrel Village, Landkreis Leer
3.4 km W

Hollesand

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Naturschutzgebiet Holle Sand Natural site, Uplengen
0.3 km NE
Oldehave Natural site, Hesel
4.5 km W
Naturschutzgebiet Neudorfer Moor Natural site, Uplengen
4.7 km NE
Riesmeer Lake, Lower Saxony
4.7 km NE
Spolser Vorfluter River, Uplengen
6.5 km SE
Bietze River, Lower Saxony
6.8 km W
Witthaver Tief River, Lower Saxony
6.9 km W
Meerfeld Natural site, Friedeburg
9.1 km NE

Hollesand

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 5, 2026