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Municipality

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Located in Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 50°58′28″ N 8°14′23″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Location in Germany
Population
274,074
274.1K
Elevation
616 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
11
listed under Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DTM Dortmund Airport75 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport76 km

About Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 274,074. Elevation: 616 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Forst Erndtebrück and Benfe River.

Climate of Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (123 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°6°10°16°18°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°10°10°7°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)114819871758387748392104123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 19 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 75 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 76 kmnorth
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 78 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Hagen Population: 199K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 77 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 78 kmwest
  • Dortmund Population: 588.5K 81 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Within 100 km: 581 historic and cultural sites, 4,380 natural sites, 780 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km602 places

  • Breitenbachtalsperre Lake 12 kmW
  • Obernaustausee Lake 9 kmSW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 17 kmS
  • Walkersdorfer Berg Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km2,035 places

  • Else River 38 kmNW
  • Weibe River 28 kmW
  • Valme River 45 kmN
  • Ohe River 38 kmSE

60–100 km3,104 places

  • Wande River 79 kmNE
  • Erpe River 79 kmNE
  • Else River 69 kmNW
  • Naure River 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein Gelsenkirchen Aachen Karlsruhe
Population 274.1K 270K 265.2K 283.8K
Elevation 616 m 48 m 266 m 118 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 24° 22° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) -4° 0° -1° -1°
Annual rainfall 1,085 mm 872 mm 907 mm 765 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 99 km 153 km 219 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

11 places
  1. 1 Siegen 102.7K
  2. 2 Kreuztal 30.9K
  3. 3 Netphen 23.1K
  4. 4 Wilnsdorf 20K
  5. 5 Bad Berleburg 18.4K
  6. 6 Freudenberg 17.4K
  7. 7 Burbach 14.6K
  8. 8 Hilchenbach 14.4K
  9. 9 Bad Laasphe 13.1K
  10. 10 Neunkirchen 12.7K
  11. 11 Erndtebrück 6.8K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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