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Kreis Höxter

Located in Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°40′50″ N 9°11′45″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Höxter Kreis Höxter
Location in Germany
Population
139,252
139.3K
Elevation
193 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Kreis Höxter
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport32 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport41 km

About Kreis Höxter

Kreis Höxter is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 139,252. Elevation: 193 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Sulmer and Nettenburg.

Climate of Kreis Höxter

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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 Höxter
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)816071556878817472687587

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Höxter

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Paderborn, 31 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 32 kmsoutheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 41 kmwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 93 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 31 kmwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 54 kmeast
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 85 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kreis Höxter

Within 100 km: 320 historic and cultural sites, 4,611 natural sites, 821 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km363 places

  • Naure River 20 kmSW
  • Zollberg Mountain 10 kmE
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km1,638 places

  • Wande River 30 kmS
  • Erpe River 29 kmS
  • Ogge River 59 kmSW
  • Grimke River 33 kmW

60–100 km3,751 places

  • Valme River 66 kmSW
  • Schalk River 87 kmE
  • Ohe River 65 kmNE
  • Liese River 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Höxter and similar cities

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

Measure Kreis Höxter Paderborn Heidelberg Würzburg
Population 139.3K 142.2K 143.3K 133.7K
Elevation 193 m 118 m 115 m 204 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 23° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -1° 0° -2°
Annual rainfall 870 mm 934 mm 953 mm 659 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 31 km 255 km 217 km

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

Places in Kreis Höxter

10 places
  1. 1 Höxter 28.2K
  2. 2 Warburg 23.3K
  3. 3 Bad Driburg 19.1K
  4. 4 Brakel 16.2K
  5. 5 Beverungen 12.7K
  6. 6 Steinheim 12.1K
  7. 7 Borgentreich 8.6K
  8. 8 Willebadessen 8.3K
  9. 9 Nieheim 6.1K
  10. 10 Marienmünster 4.8K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Sulmer Mountain, Hesse
    1.1 km N
  • Nettenburg Historic site, Hesse
    0.8 km W
  • Hakesbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.2 km N
  • Mähne Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    3.2 km W
  • Aa River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.9 km NW
  • Oberholz Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.1 km E
  • Tiftholz Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.3 km W
  • Brucht River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.1 km N

Sources & licences

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