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Landkreis Kusel

Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 49°34′16″ N 7°29′57″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Kusel Landkreis Kusel
Location in Germany
Population
69,334
69.3K
Elevation
338 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
98
listed under Landkreis Kusel
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport45 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport49 km

About Landkreis Kusel

Landkreis Kusel is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 69,334. Elevation: 338 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Bruderwald and Reichenbach.

Climate of Landkreis Kusel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Landkreis Kusel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)706466547170695963757787

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Kusel

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 52 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 45 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 49 kmsouthwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 74 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 65 kmwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 69 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 71 kmeast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 72 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Landkreis Kusel

Within 100 km: 782 historic and cultural sites, 3,293 natural sites, 755 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 24 kmSE
  • Ziegelsberg Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Sulzberg Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km1,654 places

  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 55 kmNE
  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 37 kmW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 31 kmNW
  • Bostalsee Lake 31 kmW

60–100 km2,819 places

  • Sauer River 73 kmW
  • Our River 93 kmW
  • Elsenz River 96 kmE
  • Modau River 75 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Kusel and similar cities

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

Measure Landkreis Kusel Landshut Bayreuth Detmold
Population 69.3K 71.9K 72.9K 73.7K
Elevation 338 m 488 m 338 m 135 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -4° -3° -1°
Annual rainfall 825 mm 807 mm 810 mm 969 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 360 km 297 km 281 km

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

Places in Landkreis Kusel

98 places
  1. 1 Schönenberg-Kübelberg 5.6K
  2. 2 Kusel 5.3K
  3. 3 Waldmohr 5.1K
  4. 4 Altenglan 2.8K
  5. 5 Brücken (Pfalz) 2.1K
  6. 6 Lauterecken 2K
  7. 7 Wolfstein 1.8K
  8. 8 Breitenbach 1.8K
  9. 9 Rammelsbach 1.5K
  10. 10 Altenkirchen 1.3K
  11. 11 Herschweiler-Pettersheim 1.3K
  12. 12 Glan-Münchweiler 1.1K
  13. 13 Nanzdietschweiler 1.1K
  14. 14 Gries 1.1K
  15. 15 Sankt Julian 1K
  16. 16 Offenbach-Hundheim 1K
  17. 17 Pfeffelbach 883
  18. 18 Dittweiler 879
  19. 19 Dunzweiler 870
  20. 20 Steinbach am Glan 863
  21. 21 Konken 825
  22. 22 Bedesbach 765
  23. 23 Odenbach 763
  24. 24 Ohmbach 755
  25. 25 Bosenbach 745
  26. 26 Jettenbach 737
  27. 27 Kreimbach-Kaulbach 719
  28. 28 Haschbach am Remigiusberg 677
  29. 29 Theisbergstegen 675
  30. 30 Ulmet 671
  31. 31 Etschberg 658
  32. 32 Wahnwegen 641
  33. 33 Rothselberg 622
  34. 34 Krottelbach 619
  35. 35 Erdesbach 593
  36. 36 Matzenbach 589
  37. 37 Hefersweiler 559
  38. 38 Nußbach 554
  39. 39 Reichweiler 529
  40. 40 Thallichtenberg 528
  41. 41 Quirnbach/Pfalz 505
  42. 42 Schellweiler 492
  43. 43 Herchweiler 478
  44. 44 Glanbrücken 472
  45. 45 Hüffler 471
  46. 46 Ruthweiler 470
  47. 47 Grumbach 460
  48. 48 Medard 458
  49. 49 Frohnhofen 456
  50. 50 Langenbach 448
  51. 51 Börsborn 435
  52. 52 Neunkirchen am Potzberg 419
  53. 53 Blaubach 418
  54. 54 Rehweiler 416
  55. 55 Einöllen 400
  56. 56 Wiesweiler 387
  57. 57 Eßweiler 380
  58. 58 Rutsweiler an der Lauter 374
  59. 59 Lohnweiler 364
  60. 60 Hohenöllen 358

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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