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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).

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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. 61 Föckelberg 340
  2. 62 Körborn 339
  3. 63 Reipoltskirchen 332
  4. 64 Niederalben 327
  5. 65 Henschtal 325
  6. 66 Selchenbach 313
  7. 67 Aschbach 304
  8. 68 Hinzweiler 295
  9. 69 Rutsweiler am Glan 291
  10. 70 Hoppstädten 287
  11. 71 Dennweiler-Frohnbach 281
  12. 72 Oberweiler-Tiefenbach 268
  13. 73 Ginsweiler 267
  14. 74 Heinzenhausen 254
  15. 75 Niederstaufenbach 251
  16. 76 Oberstaufenbach 249
  17. 77 Horschbach 237
  18. 78 Langweiler 209
  19. 79 Oberalben 209
  20. 80 Homberg 206
  21. 81 Kappeln 193
  22. 82 Relsberg 180
  23. 83 Welchweiler 179
  24. 84 Ehweiler 176
  25. 85 Merzweiler 165
  26. 86 Oberweiler im Tal 159
  27. 87 Kirrweiler 158
  28. 88 Herren-Sulzbach 157
  29. 89 Cronenberg 149
  30. 90 Albessen 148
  31. 91 Adenbach 146
  32. 92 Rathsweiler 144
  33. 93 Buborn 123
  34. 94 Elzweiler 116
  35. 95 Nerzweiler 107
  36. 96 Deimberg 102
  37. 97 Unterjeckenbach 65
  38. 98 Hausweiler 43

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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