Municipality

Hochsauerlandkreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°17′57″ N 8°20′33″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 260,843; 260.8K
Elevation: 577 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 13; listed under Hochsauerlandkreis
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport40 km; DTM Dortmund Airport56 km

About Hochsauerlandkreis

Hochsauerlandkreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 260,843. Elevation: 577 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Palme and Gellinghauserbach.

Photos of Hochsauerlandkreis

Ziegenhelle Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiedegge Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Waldemei Sorpetaler07 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schloßberg Wolfgang Poguntke · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ransenberg Martin Lindner · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Hochsauerlandkreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: December (137 mm)
Driest month: August (82 mm)

2° -3°

3° -4°

6° -1°

10° 1°

15° 6°

18° 8°

20° 10°

16° 7°

11° 4°

5° 0°

3° -2°

Jan

132

Feb

Mar

112

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

100

Aug

Sep

Oct

102

Nov

118

Dec

137

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 Hochsauerlandkreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	6°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	5°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-4°	-1°	1°	6°	8°	10°	10°	7°	4°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	132	92	112	84	84	94	100	82	96	102	118	137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hochsauerlandkreis

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 52 km to the southwest.

Airports

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 40 kmnortheast
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 56 kmnorthwest
Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 74 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Siegen Population: 107.2K 52 kmsouthwest
Paderborn Population: 142.2K 55 kmnortheast
Hamm Population: 179K 56 kmnorthwest
Hagen Population: 199K 61 kmwest
Dortmund Population: 588.5K 66 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hochsauerlandkreis

Within 100 km: 325 historic and cultural sites, 3,903 natural sites, 798 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km585 places

Valme River 8 kmNE
Elpe River 9 kmNE
Hennetalsperre Lake 6 kmNW
Windsberg Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,878 places

Wande River 55 kmE
Erpe River 56 kmE
Else River 56 kmW
Else River 34 kmW

60–100 km2,563 places

Werse River 94 kmNW
Ohe River 62 kmSE
Lumda River 77 kmS
Felda River 84 kmSE

Straight-line distances.