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Mountain

Rietsberg

Located in Osterwieck, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°58′00″ N 10°47′00″ E

Map showing the location of Rietsberg Rietsberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
120 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Berßel
2.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport93 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport111 km

About Rietsberg

Rietsberg is a mountain. Location: Osterwieck, Landkreis Harz. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Grauentalsberg and Krebsberg.

Climate of Rietsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (72 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Rietsberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)513953485972646353515662

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rietsberg

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 93 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 33 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 93 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 111 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 114 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 51 kmnorth
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 61 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 76 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Rietsberg

Within 100 km: 487 historic and cultural sites, 3,473 natural sites, 758 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km415 places

  • Aue River 9 kmN
  • Aue River 2 kmN
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 20 kmS
  • Eckerstausee Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,579 places

  • Schalk River 28 kmSW
  • Sarre River 40 kmE
  • Ehle River 51 kmE
  • Bere River 47 kmS

60–100 km2,724 places

  • Wiehe River 74 kmNW
  • Ohe River 77 kmW
  • Frieda River 98 kmSW
  • Ehle River 69 kmNE

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