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Village

Kosel

Located in Niesky, Landkreis Görlitz Coordinates: 51°21′08″ N 14°47′02″ E

Map showing the location of Kosel Kosel
Location in Germany
Population
358
358
Elevation
158 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport75 km
IEG Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport112 km

About Kosel

Kosel is a village. Location: Niesky, Landkreis Görlitz. Population: 358. Elevation: 158 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Steinhufener Heide and Krebaer Heide.

At a glance

Area
13.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kosel over time

Population of Kosel over time
2022 358
2024 355
2025 338

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kosel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (89 mm)
Driest month
April (40 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 Kosel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)474145406561897652435150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kosel

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 80 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 75 kmwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 112 kmnortheast
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 143 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 142 kmsouthwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 143 kmsouth
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 161 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 166 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kosel

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 1,210 natural sites, 362 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Buschteich Lake 24 kmW
  • Obersee Lake 25 kmW
  • Winkelteich Lake 23 kmW
  • Truhenteich Lake 23 kmW

25–60 km548 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 58 kmSW
  • Wildesee Lake 27 kmNW
  • Wiesenteich Lake 45 kmW
  • Wergteich Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km1,108 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 85 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 73 kmSW
  • Lysá Mountain 90 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 81 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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