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Mountain

Großer Karl

Located in Apelern, Landkreis Schaumburg Coordinates: 52°17′04″ N 9°16′01″ E

Map showing the location of Großer Karl Großer Karl
Location in Germany
Elevation
306 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stadthagen
4.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport35 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport87 km

About Großer Karl

Großer Karl is a mountain. Location: Apelern, Landkreis Schaumburg. Elevation: 306 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Kleine Riesen and Große Riesen.

Climate of Großer Karl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
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 Großer Karl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°11°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)745467536076757468656782

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Großer Karl

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 33 km to the east.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 35 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 87 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 33 kmeast
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 80 kmeast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 83 kmwest

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

Day trips from Großer Karl

Within 100 km: 306 historic and cultural sites, 3,005 natural sites, 837 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Badeinsel Island 21 kmN
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 21 kmN
  • Rothenküler Teich Lake 19 kmNE
  • Windheimer See Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,139 places

  • Ohe River 33 kmE
  • Leine River 54 kmNE
  • Norder Teich Lake 47 kmS
  • Maschsee Lake 34 kmE

60–100 km2,788 places

  • Sundern Natural site 66 kmNE
  • Warnau River 71 kmN
  • Wande River 97 kmS
  • Erpe River 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stadthagen Village, Landkreis Schaumburg
    4.9 km NW
  • Apelern Village, Apelern
    4.7 km E
  • Auetal Village, Landkreis Schaumburg
    5.2 km S
  • Reinsdorf Village, Apelern
    1.8 km NE
  • Sundern Village, Auetal
    1.5 km SE
  • Heidbrink Village, Stadthagen
    1.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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