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Benkel

Located in Ottersberg, Flecken, Landkreis Verden Coordinates: 53°10′05″ N 9°11′14″ E

Map showing the location of Benkel Benkel
Location in Germany
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRE Bremen Airport30 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport74 km

About Benkel

Benkel is a village. Location: Ottersberg, Flecken, Landkreis Verden. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Stapeler Holz and Horstedter Wald.

Climate of Benkel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (75 mm)
Driest month
February (45 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 Benkel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)634558475675756666646871

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Benkel

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 27 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 30 kmsouthwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 74 kmnortheast
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 27 kmwest
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 65 kmwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 126 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Benkel

Within 100 km: 391 historic and cultural sites, 2,181 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Pastorensee Lake 4 kmS
  • Huvenhoopssee Lake 24 kmN
  • Bullen-See Lake 9 kmN
  • Breites Wasser Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km1,065 places

  • Sundern Natural site 53 kmSE
  • Warnau River 44 kmSE
  • Leine River 57 kmSE
  • Harrier Sand Island 48 kmW

60–100 km2,317 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 85 kmNE
  • Friesenstrand Beach 78 kmNW
  • Rhinplate Island 70 kmN
  • Pagensand Island 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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