Village

Holtgast

Located in Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°37′47″ N 7°34′30″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 1,796; 1.8K
Elevation: 4 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 13; listed under Holtgast
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase73 km; GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde87 km

About Holtgast

Holtgast is a village. Location: Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony. Population: 1,796. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (73 km). Nearby sights include Naturschutzgebiet Ochsenweide and Leide.

Climate of Holtgast

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (83 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

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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 Holtgast
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°	13°	12°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	64	43	59	44	53	70	74	66	79	74	83	71

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holtgast

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) (87 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 67 km to the east.

Airports

Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 73 kmeast
Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 87 kmsouthwest
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 67 kmeast
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 69 kmsoutheast
Groningen Population: 244.8K 81 kmsouthwest
Bremen Population: 546.5K 103 kmsoutheast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 127 kmwest

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

Day trips from Holtgast

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 535 natural sites, 425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km93 places

East Frisian Islands Island 16 kmNW
Norderney Island 24 kmNW
Insel Spiekeroog Island 18 kmNE
Baltrum Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km276 places

Borkum Island 59 kmW
Juist Island 39 kmW
Nordstrand Beach 54 kmW
Friesenstrand Beach 45 kmE

60–100 km717 places

Südstrand Beach 65 kmN
Nordstrand Beach 66 kmN
Borkum Island 60 kmW
Trischen Island 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Holtgast

13 places

1 Holtgast 1.8K

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

Cities & villages12

Damsum · Village
Fulkum · Village
Groß Fulkum · Village
Gründeich · Village
Holtgasterfeld · Neighbourhood
Klein Fulkum · Village
Lederne Lampe · Neighbourhood
Nord-Uppum · Neighbourhood
Schanze · Village
Siepkwerdum · Village
Uppum · Village
Utgast · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Naturschutzgebiet Ochsenweide Natural site, Moorweg
1.7 km SE
Leide River, Lower Saxony
4.1 km N
Benser Tief River, Lower Saxony
5 km N
Sendemast Marinefunkstelle Bensersiel Landmark, Neuharlingersiel
5.9 km NE
Radbodsberg Mountain, Dunum
7.2 km SE
Barkeltief River, Lower Saxony
5.4 km NE