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Nordenham

Located in Landkreis Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°29′53″ N 8°27′53″ E

Nordenham
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Population
25,889
25.9K
Elevation
-2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
49
listed under Nordenham
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase33 km
BRE Bremen Airport55 km

About Nordenham

Nordenham is a village. Location: Landkreis Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony. Population: 25,889. Elevation: -2 m.

From Wikipedia

Nordenham (German pronunciation: [nɔʁdn̩ˈham] ) is a town in the Wesermarsch district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located at the mouth (on the west bank) of the Weser river on the Butjadingen peninsula on the coast of the North Sea. The seaport city of Bremerhaven is located on the other side (east bank) of the river. The Midgard-seaport in Nordenham is the largest private-owned harbor in Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
87.8 km²
Official website
nordenham.de

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Nordenham

  • Peterlee· United Kingdom

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Nordenham over time

Population of Nordenham over time
2015 26,325
2016 26,294
2017 26,230
2019 26,193
2021 25,959
2022 26,308
2023 26,410
2024 25,889
2025 25,759

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nordenham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (76 mm)
Driest month
February (37 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 Nordenham
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°11°16°19°21°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)583751455675766867637266

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Nordenham

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (55 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 10 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 33 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 55 kmsoutheast
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 102 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 10 kmnortheast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 43 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 130 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 139 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Nordenham

Within 100 km: 241 historic and cultural sites, 1,043 natural sites, 797 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Friesenstrand Beach 17 kmNW
  • Harrier Sand Island 21 kmS
  • Langlütjen II Island 9 kmN
  • Sellstedter See Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km682 places

  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 59 kmNW
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 50 kmNW
  • Nordstrand Beach 59 kmNW
  • Neuwerk Island 47 kmN

60–100 km1,281 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 74 kmW
  • Norderney Island 84 kmW
  • Baltrum Island 75 kmW
  • Juist Island 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nordenham

49 places
  1. 1 Nordenham 25.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages46

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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