Neighbourhood

Leithe

Located in Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Essen Coordinates: 51°27′54″ N 7°06′10″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 6,837; 6.8K
Elevation: 90 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DUS Düsseldorf Airport30 km; DTM Dortmund Airport36 km

About Leithe

Leithe is a neighbourhood. Location: Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Essen. Population: 6,837. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Mechtenberg and Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen.

At a glance

Area: 3.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Leithe

Mechtenberg Matthias Nonnenmacher · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Leithe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (96 mm)
Driest month: February (64 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 Leithe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	13°	19°	21°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	3°	5°	9°	12°	14°	13°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	87	64	81	65	71	92	86	80	81	78	86	96

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leithe

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gelsenkirchen, 4 km to the north.

Airports

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 30 kmsouthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 36 kmeast
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 67 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Gelsenkirchen Population: 270K 4 kmnorth
Essen Population: 593.1K 6 kmwest
Bochum Population: 385.7K 8 kmeast
Herne Population: 172.1K 12 kmnortheast
Bottrop Population: 119.9K 14 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Leithe

Within 100 km: 385 historic and cultural sites, 1,582 natural sites, 704 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

Margaretensee Lake 23 kmW
Harkortsee Lake 22 kmE
Bertasee Lake 23 kmW
Barbarasee Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km808 places

Else River 32 kmE
Else River 60 kmSE
Ahse River 57 kmNE
Versetalsperre Lake 51 kmSE

60–100 km1,740 places

Itterbeek River 93 kmW
Witbeek River 95 kmW
Grote Renne River 99 kmW
Émissaire River 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mechtenberg Mountain, Essen
1.9 km NW
Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen Museum, Bochum
3.9 km SE
Essen Concentration Camp (Schwarze Poth) Historic site, Essen
6.4 km W
Early Camp Essen (Zeche Herkules) Historic site, Essen
6.4 km W
Fernmeldeturm Gelsenkirchen Landmark, Gelsenkirchen
4.5 km N
Aalto Theater Attraction, Essen
6.6 km W