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Kreis Gütersloh

Located in Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°55′46″ N 8°19′28″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Gütersloh Kreis Gütersloh
Location in Germany
Population
363,982
364K
Elevation
70 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Kreis Gütersloh
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport41 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport49 km

About Kreis Gütersloh

Kreis Gütersloh is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 363,982. Elevation: 70 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Schlangenbach and Dalke Bach.

Climate of Kreis Gütersloh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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 Kreis Gütersloh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)664962456173757266616672

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Gütersloh

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bielefeld, 18 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 41 kmsoutheast
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 49 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 67 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 18 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Hamm Population: 179K 44 kmsouthwest
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 48 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kreis Gütersloh

Within 100 km: 235 historic and cultural sites, 2,908 natural sites, 811 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Johannis Egge Mountain 20 kmN
  • Jakobsberg Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Hünenburg Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Hollandskopf Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km971 places

  • Werse River 46 kmW
  • Grimke River 33 kmSE
  • Ahse River 43 kmSW
  • Norder Teich Lake 49 kmE

60–100 km2,871 places

  • Wande River 79 kmSE
  • Erpe River 79 kmSE
  • Else River 76 kmSW
  • Else River 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Gütersloh and similar cities

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

Measure Kreis Gütersloh Wuppertal Bochum Bielefeld
Population 364K 360.8K 385.7K 331.9K
Elevation 70 m 150 m 102 m 111 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 23° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 0° 0° -1°
Annual rainfall 768 mm 1,087 mm 1,007 mm 833 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 111 km 91 km 18 km

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

Places in Kreis Gütersloh

13 places
  1. 1 Gütersloh 100.5K
  2. 2 Rheda-Wiedenbrück 48K
  3. 3 Rietberg 30.1K
  4. 4 Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock 26.3K
  5. 5 Verl 25.8K
  6. 6 Harsewinkel 25.5K
  7. 7 Versmold 21.5K
  8. 8 Halle (Westf.) 21.4K
  9. 9 Steinhagen 20.3K
  10. 10 Herzebrock-Clarholz 16.4K
  11. 11 Werther (Westf.) 11.1K
  12. 12 Borgholzhausen 8.8K
  13. 13 Langenberg 8.3K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Schlangenbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    0.9 km SE
  • Dalke Bach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.3 km S
  • Wapelbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.8 km S
  • Rutenbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.8 km W
  • Putz Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    7 km SW
  • Ölbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    6.4 km S
  • Reiherbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    6.5 km E
  • Vennheide Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    8.2 km N

Sources & licences

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