Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Bitburg

Located in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°58′09″ N 6°32′04″ E

Bitburg
Colling-architektur · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
15,554
15.6K
Elevation
305 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Bitburg
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport45 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport52 km

About Bitburg

Bitburg is a village. Location: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 15,554. Elevation: 305 m.

From Wikipedia

Bitburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪtbʊʁk] ; French: Bitburg; Luxembourgish: Béibreg [ˈbɜɪ̯bʀəɕ]) is a town in Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate approximately 25 km (16 mi.) northwest of Trier and 50 km (31 mi.) northeast of Luxembourg City. The American Spangdahlem Air Base is located nearby.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
47.5 km²
Official website
bitburg.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Bitburg over time

Population of Bitburg over time
1975 10,591
2010 12,734
2015 14,002
2017 14,802
2019 14,904
2021 15,700
2022 16,852
2023 17,465
2024 15,554
2025 15,559

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bitburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Bitburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)756168566971726069747887

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bitburg

The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 25 km to the south.

Airports

  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 45 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 52 kmeast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 25 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 86 kmnortheast
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 94 kmnortheast
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 95 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bitburg

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 3,007 natural sites, 803 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km311 places

  • Our River 19 kmSW
  • Meerfelder Maar Lake 22 kmNE
  • Talsperre Bitburg Lake 9 kmNW
  • Zoonenberg Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,127 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 36 kmNW
  • Steiner Berg Mountain 48 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 41 kmN
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 57 kmN

60–100 km2,806 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 94 kmNW
  • Île Monsin Island 100 kmNW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 79 kmNW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bitburg

8 places
  1. 1 Bitburg 12.9K

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

Cities & villages6

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources