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Wittmund

Located in Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°35′27″ N 7°45′53″ E

Wittmund
WHVer , Uwe Karwath, Wilhelmshaven · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
20,037
20K
Elevation
-1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
70
listed under Wittmund
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase62 km
BRE Bremen Airport91 km

About Wittmund

Wittmund is a village. Location: Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony. Population: 20,037. Elevation: -1 m.

From Wikipedia

Wittmund (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtˌmʊnt] ) is a town and capital of the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
210 km²
Official website
wittmund.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Wittmund

  • Friedeburg

Twin towns and sister cities of Wittmund

  • Simsbury· United States

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

Population of Wittmund over time

Population of Wittmund over time
2016 20,437
2017 20,363
2019 20,321
2021 20,433
2022 20,773
2023 20,835
2024 20,037
2025 19,951

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of 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 Wittmund

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (91 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 54 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 62 kmeast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 91 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 54 kmeast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 137 kmwest

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

Day trips from Wittmund

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 637 natural sites, 515 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 21 kmN
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 14 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 21 kmN
  • Minsener Oog Island 25 kmNE

25–60 km329 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 28 kmNW
  • Norderney Island 37 kmW
  • Baltrum Island 29 kmNW
  • Juist Island 52 kmW

60–100 km855 places

  • Borkum Island 71 kmW
  • Nordstrand Beach 67 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 67 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wittmund

70 places
  1. 1 Wittmund 21.4K
  2. 2 Carolinensiel 1K

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

Cities & villages56

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources