Landkreis Wittmund
Located in Lower Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 53°35′46″ N 7°41′10″ E
- 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
- 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 sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 66 | 43 | 60 | 47 | 56 | 72 | 75 | 66 | 79 | 74 | 84 | 73 |
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 Wittmund 20K
- 2 Friedeburg 10.3K
- 3 Esens 7K
- 4 Westerholt 2.6K
- 5 Blomberg 1.8K
- 6 Holtgast 1.8K
- 7 Stedesdorf 1.6K
- 8 Langeoog 1.4K
- 9 Neuschoo 1.2K
- 10 Dunum 1.1K
- 11 Neuharlingersiel 949
- 12 Ochtersum 928
- 13 Moorweg 888
- 14 Eversmeer 847
- 15 Nenndorf 760
- 16 Schweindorf 742
- 17 Werdum 712
- 18 Utarp 652
- 19 Spiekeroog 650
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stuhlleide River, Lower Saxony2.1 km N
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Wittmunder Wald Natural site, Lower Saxony3.5 km SE
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Falstertief River, Lower Saxony3.5 km N
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Barkeltief River, Lower Saxony6.5 km N
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Leerhafer Tief River, Lower Saxony7.7 km E
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Leide River, Lower Saxony10 km NW
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Bettenwarfer Leide River, Lower Saxony10 km N
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Lütjeoogdünen Natural site, Lower Saxony18 km N
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