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Natural site

Melbecker Heide

Located in Barnstedt, Landkreis Lüneburg Coordinates: 53°09′29″ N 10°23′55″ E

Map showing the location of Melbecker Heide Melbecker Heide
Location in Germany
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Melbeck
2.2 km N
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport59 km
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport75 km

About Melbecker Heide

Melbecker Heide is a natural site. Location: Barnstedt, Landkreis Lüneburg. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Galgenberg and Scharfer Berg.

Climate of Melbecker Heide

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (70 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).

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Climate of Melbecker Heide
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°23°23°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)604454485270686256516065

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Melbecker Heide

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lübeck, 81 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 59 kmnorthwest
  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 75 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 81 kmnorth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 86 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 98 kmsouthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 100 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 107 kmwest

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

Day trips from Melbecker Heide

Within 100 km: 407 historic and cultural sites, 2,993 natural sites, 1,006 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Reihersee Lake 21 kmN
  • Order See Lake 25 kmN
  • Jastorfer See Lake 19 kmSE
  • Lopausee Lake 12 kmW

25–60 km1,615 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 40 kmN
  • Bismarckinsel Island 53 kmNE
  • Gurlittinsel Island 52 kmNW
  • Billerhuder Insel Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km2,408 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 88 kmNE
  • Sundern Natural site 60 kmSW
  • Warnau River 60 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Melbeck Village, Melbeck
    2.2 km N
  • Melbeck Village, Landkreis Lüneburg
    2.3 km NE
  • Barnstedt Village, Barnstedt
    3.1 km SW
  • Kolkhagen Village, Barnstedt
    1.1 km W
  • Embsen Village, Landkreis Lüneburg
    4.1 km NW
  • Embsen Village, Embsen
    4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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