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Mountain

Große Riesen

Located in Apelern, Landkreis Schaumburg Coordinates: 52°16′43″ N 9°19′29″ E

Map showing the location of Große Riesen Große Riesen
Location in Germany
Elevation
161 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Apelern
1.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport32 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport89 km

About Große Riesen

Große Riesen is a mountain. Location: Apelern, Landkreis Schaumburg. Elevation: 161 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Kleine Riesen and Alter Rodenberg.

Climate of Große Riesen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Große Riesen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)745467536076757468656782

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Große Riesen

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 32 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 30 km to the east.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 32 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 89 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 93 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 30 kmeast
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 76 kmeast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 82 kmeast

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

Day trips from Große Riesen

Within 100 km: 318 historic and cultural sites, 3,098 natural sites, 838 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km209 places

  • Badeinsel Island 21 kmN
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 21 kmN
  • Rothenküler Teich Lake 18 kmNE
  • Blauer See Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,174 places

  • Ohe River 29 kmSE
  • Leine River 53 kmN
  • Norder Teich Lake 48 kmSW
  • Maschsee Lake 30 kmE

60–100 km2,871 places

  • Sundern Natural site 65 kmNE
  • Warnau River 70 kmN
  • Wande River 97 kmS
  • Erpe River 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Apelern Village, Apelern
    1.5 km NE
  • Pohle Village, Landkreis Schaumburg
    1.9 km SE
  • Pohle Village, Pohle
    1.9 km SE
  • Lauenau Village, Lauenau, Flecken
    3.1 km E
  • Lauenau, Flecken Village, Landkreis Schaumburg
    3.3 km E
  • Rodenberg Village, Landkreis Schaumburg
    4.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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