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Municipality

Kreis Lippe

Located in Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°59′41″ N 8°57′10″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Lippe Kreis Lippe
Location in Germany
Population
347,149
347.1K
Elevation
129 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
16
listed under Kreis Lippe
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport48 km
KSF Kassel Airport71 km

About Kreis Lippe

Kreis Lippe is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 347,149. Elevation: 129 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Passade and Maibolte.

Climate of Kreis Lippe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (99 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Lippe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)926782637283888083778399

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Lippe

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bielefeld, 29 km to the west.

Airports

  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 48 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 71 kmsoutheast
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 29 kmwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 34 kmsouthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 68 kmnortheast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 84 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kreis Lippe

Within 100 km: 294 historic and cultural sites, 3,389 natural sites, 820 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km251 places

  • Norder Teich Lake 13 kmSE
  • Hartigsee Lake 14 kmNW
  • Zedling Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Tönsberg Mountain 19 kmW

25–60 km1,074 places

  • Ohe River 56 kmE
  • Naure River 54 kmS
  • Grimke River 29 kmSW
  • Badeinsel Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km3,178 places

  • Wande River 65 kmS
  • Erpe River 65 kmS
  • Werse River 87 kmW
  • Valme River 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Lippe and similar cities

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

Measure Kreis Lippe Wuppertal Bielefeld Bonn
Population 347.1K 360.8K 331.9K 330.6K
Elevation 129 m 150 m 111 m 64 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 23° 23° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 0° -1° 0°
Annual rainfall 969 mm 1,087 mm 833 mm 717 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 150 km 29 km 191 km

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

Places in Kreis Lippe

16 places
  1. 1 Detmold 74.3K
  2. 2 Bad Salzuflen 54K
  3. 3 Lemgo 39.9K
  4. 4 Lage 35.1K
  5. 5 Horn-Bad Meinberg 17.3K
  6. 6 Oerlinghausen 17.2K
  7. 7 Leopoldshöhe 17.2K
  8. 8 Blomberg 15.5K
  9. 9 Kalletal 13.3K
  10. 10 Extertal 11.2K
  11. 11 Augustdorf 9.8K
  12. 12 Schlangen 9.3K
  13. 13 Lügde 9.2K
  14. 14 Barntrup 8.3K
  15. 15 Schieder-Schwalenberg 8.1K
  16. 16 Dörentrup 7.5K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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