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Velgen

Located in Hanstedt, Landkreis Uelzen Coordinates: 53°05′26″ N 10°23′58″ E

Map showing the location of Velgen Velgen
Location in Germany
Elevation
86 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport66 km
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport82 km

About Velgen

Velgen is a village. Location: Hanstedt, Landkreis Uelzen. Elevation: 86 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Hellkuhlenberg and Berghorst.

Climate of Velgen

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 22°)
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 Velgen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)604454485270686256516065

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Velgen

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 78 km to the south.

Airports

  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 66 kmnorthwest
  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 82 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 78 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 89 kmnorth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 92 kmsouthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 92 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 104 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Velgen

Within 100 km: 415 historic and cultural sites, 2,974 natural sites, 949 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km393 places

  • Hardausee Lake 25 kmS
  • Flüggenhofsee Lake 23 kmSW
  • Jastorfer See Lake 14 kmSE
  • Lopausee Lake 12 kmW

25–60 km1,501 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 48 kmN
  • Sundern Natural site 56 kmSW
  • Warnau River 57 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 58 kmS

60–100 km2,444 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 93 kmNE
  • Leine River 68 kmSW
  • Pagensand Island 89 kmNW
  • Hanskalbsand Island 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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