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Beckum

Located in Kreis Warendorf, Regierungsbezirk Münster Coordinates: 51°45′23″ N 8°01′04″ E

Beckum
Markus Schweiss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
37,133
37.1K
Elevation
105 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
22
listed under Beckum
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DTM Dortmund Airport39 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport44 km

About Beckum

Beckum is a village. Location: Kreis Warendorf, Regierungsbezirk Münster. Population: 37,133. Elevation: 105 m.

From Wikipedia

Beckum (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkʊm] ; Westphalian: Biäkem) is a town in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is about 20 km (12 miles) north-east of Hamm and 35 km (22 miles) south-east of Münster. It gives its name to the nearby Beckum Hills.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
112 km²
Official website
beckum.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Beckum over time

Population of Beckum over time
1975 38,374
2011 36,101
2014 36,135
2015 36,560
2017 36,689
2019 36,646
2021 36,737
2022 37,333
2023 37,452
2024 37,133
2025 37,110

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Beckum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
August (92 mm)
Driest month
April (37 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 Beckum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)625052376766899256556668

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Beckum

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hamm, 16 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 39 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 44 kmeast
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 48 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hamm Population: 179K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Population: 588.5K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 47 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 51 kmeast

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

Day trips from Beckum

Within 100 km: 265 historic and cultural sites, 2,868 natural sites, 796 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Ahse River 15 kmSW
  • Alte Ahse Lake 16 kmSW
  • Rhynerberg Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Kurricker Berg Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km1,099 places

  • Else River 48 kmSW
  • Else River 60 kmS
  • Werse River 39 kmNW
  • Valme River 51 kmSE

60–100 km2,724 places

  • Wande River 85 kmSE
  • Erpe River 85 kmSE
  • Weibe River 98 kmS
  • Ogge River 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Beckum

22 places
  1. 1 Beckum 37.8K

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

Cities & villages16

Mountains & nature4

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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