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Village

Meschede

Located in Hochsauerlandkreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg Coordinates: 51°19′24″ N 8°18′05″ E

Map showing the location of Meschede Meschede
Location in Germany
Population
29,615
29.6K
Elevation
384 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
101
listed under Meschede
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport39 km
DTM Dortmund Airport53 km

About Meschede

Meschede is a village. Location: Hochsauerlandkreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. Population: 29,615. Elevation: 384 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Hennetalsperre and Gelbke.

Climate of Meschede

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (127 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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).

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Climate of Meschede
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°10°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1208310375789095798996111127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Meschede

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hamm, 52 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 39 kmnortheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 53 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 77 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Hamm Population: 179K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 54 kmsouth
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 54 kmnortheast
  • Hagen Population: 199K 58 kmwest
  • Dortmund Population: 588.5K 62 kmwest

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

Day trips from Meschede

Within 100 km: 322 historic and cultural sites, 3,802 natural sites, 816 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km541 places

  • Valme River 8 kmNE
  • Elpe River 9 kmNE
  • Sorpe Dam Lake 25 kmW
  • Möhne Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,810 places

  • Wande River 58 kmE
  • Erpe River 58 kmE
  • Else River 53 kmW
  • Else River 32 kmW

60–100 km2,589 places

  • Werse River 90 kmNW
  • Ohe River 65 kmSE
  • Lumda River 81 kmS
  • Felda River 88 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Meschede

101 places
  1. 1 Meschede 32.2K
  2. 2 Freienohl 4.1K
  3. 3 Grevenstein 843

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

Cities & villages23

Mountains & nature32

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hennetalsperre Lake, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.4 km W
  • Gelbke River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    3.2 km NW
  • Heimberg Mountain, Bestwig
    4.9 km E
  • Klimberg Mountain, Bestwig
    5.2 km NE
  • Buchholz Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.7 km NW
  • Henne River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.4 km SW

Sources & licences

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