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Landkreis Wittmund

Located in Lower Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 53°35′46″ N 7°41′10″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Wittmund Landkreis Wittmund
Location in Germany
Population
55,969
56K
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Landkreis Wittmund
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase67 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde91 km

About Landkreis Wittmund

Landkreis Wittmund is a municipality. Location: Lower Saxony, Germany. Population: 55,969. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (67 km). Nearby sights include Stuhlleide and Wittmunder Wald.

Climate of Landkreis Wittmund

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (84 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Landkreis Wittmund
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°16°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)664360475672756679748473

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Wittmund

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 67 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) (91 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 59 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 67 kmeast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 91 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 96 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 59 kmeast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 132 kmwest

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

Day trips from Landkreis Wittmund

Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 597 natural sites, 480 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 23 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 19 kmN
  • Baltrum Island 24 kmNW
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 15 kmNE

25–60 km310 places

  • Norderney Island 32 kmNW
  • Juist Island 46 kmW
  • Friesenstrand Beach 37 kmE
  • Ostbad Beach 35 kmNW

60–100 km812 places

  • Borkum Island 66 kmW
  • Nordstrand Beach 61 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 67 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Wittmund and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Landkreis Wittmund Landshut Bayreuth Detmold
Population 56K 71.9K 72.9K 73.7K
Elevation 1 m 488 m 338 m 135 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 23° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -4° -3° -1°
Annual rainfall 795 mm 807 mm 810 mm 969 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 645 km 487 km 201 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Landkreis Wittmund

19 places
  1. 1 Wittmund 20K
  2. 2 Friedeburg 10.3K
  3. 3 Esens 7K
  4. 4 Westerholt 2.6K
  5. 5 Blomberg 1.8K
  6. 6 Holtgast 1.8K
  7. 7 Stedesdorf 1.6K
  8. 8 Langeoog 1.4K
  9. 9 Neuschoo 1.2K
  10. 10 Dunum 1.1K
  11. 11 Neuharlingersiel 949
  12. 12 Ochtersum 928
  13. 13 Moorweg 888
  14. 14 Eversmeer 847
  15. 15 Nenndorf 760
  16. 16 Schweindorf 742
  17. 17 Werdum 712
  18. 18 Utarp 652
  19. 19 Spiekeroog 650

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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