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Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Located in Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 52°20′00″ N 8°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Minden-Lübbecke Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
Location in Germany
Population
320,557
320.6K
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport65 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport76 km

About Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 320,557. Elevation: 58 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Frotheimer Wald and Pohlsche Heide.

Climate of Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (78 mm)
Driest month
February (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 Minden-Lübbecke
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)685063506078676869626376

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 65 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bielefeld, 37 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 65 kmeast
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 76 kmwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 79 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 48 kmwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 67 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 68 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 83 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 2,348 natural sites, 844 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km125 places

  • Bergsee Oberlübbe Lake 5 kmS
  • Windheimer See Lake 18 kmNE
  • Wein-Berg Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Wittekinds Berg Mountain 14 kmSE

25–60 km1,023 places

  • Badeinsel Island 44 kmE
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 42 kmE
  • Rothenküler Teich Lake 49 kmE
  • Norder Teich Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km2,322 places

  • Sundern Natural site 84 kmNE
  • Warnau River 85 kmNE
  • Werse River 80 kmSW
  • Ohe River 68 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke and similar cities

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

Measure Kreis Minden-Lübbecke Bonn Bielefeld Münster
Population 320.6K 330.6K 331.9K 308.3K
Elevation 58 m 64 m 111 m 64 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 24° 23° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 0° -1° -1°
Annual rainfall 774 mm 717 mm 833 mm 768 mm
Best months Jun–Aug May–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 212 km 37 km 87 km

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

Places in Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

12 places
  1. 1 Minden 84K
  2. 2 Bad Oeynhausen 50.6K
  3. 3 Porta Westfalica 36.5K
  4. 4 Lübbecke 26.8K
  5. 5 Espelkamp 25.6K
  6. 6 Petershagen 25.3K
  7. 7 Hille 16.3K
  8. 8 Rahden 16.2K
  9. 9 Stemwede 13.5K
  10. 10 Hüllhorst 13.3K
  11. 11 Preußisch Oldendorf 12.4K

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

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

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