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Kreis Herford

Located in Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 52°11′22″ N 8°39′43″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Herford Kreis Herford
Location in Germany
Population
254,404
254.4K
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Kreis Herford
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport64 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport67 km

About Kreis Herford

Kreis Herford is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 254,404. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Else and Bramscher Bach.

Climate of Kreis Herford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (80 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Herford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)705165506180686771656578

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Herford

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bielefeld, 19 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 64 kmsouth
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 67 kmwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 43 kmwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 53 kmsouth
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 75 kmwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 76 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kreis Herford

Within 100 km: 268 historic and cultural sites, 2,551 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Bergsee Oberlübbe Lake 12 kmNE
  • Hartigsee Lake 17 kmSE
  • Wittekinds Berg Mountain 17 kmE
  • Wiehen Hills Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km983 places

  • Grimke River 47 kmS
  • Badeinsel Island 57 kmNE
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 55 kmNE
  • Rothenküler Teich Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km2,499 places

  • Sundern Natural site 99 kmNE
  • Wande River 92 kmS
  • Erpe River 91 kmS
  • Werse River 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Herford and similar cities

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

Measure Kreis Herford Kiel Mönchengladbach Chemnitz
Population 254.4K 252.7K 261.7K 247.2K
Elevation 59 m 7 m 57 m 306 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 21° 23° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -1° 0° -3°
Annual rainfall 791 mm 791 mm 737 mm 729 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 257 km 190 km 332 km

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

Places in Kreis Herford

9 places
  1. 1 Herford 67.5K
  2. 2 Bünde 46.4K
  3. 3 Löhne 40.8K
  4. 4 Enger 20.7K
  5. 5 Hiddenhausen 19.7K
  6. 6 Vlotho 18.3K
  7. 7 Kirchlengern 16.3K
  8. 8 Spenge 14.6K
  9. 9 Rödinghausen 10.1K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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