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Dunsum

Located in Kreis Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 54°43′55″ N 8°25′16″ E

Map showing the location of Dunsum Dunsum
Location in Germany
Population
78
78
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Dunsum
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GWT Westerland Sylt Airport21 km
EBJ Esbjerg Airport89 km

About Dunsum

Dunsum is a village. Location: Kreis Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 78. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Dunsum (Fering: Dunsem) is a municipality located on the western shore of Föhr in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is composed of the districts of Greater and Lesser Dunsum.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
2.7 km²
Official website
dunsum.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Dunsum over time

Population of Dunsum over time
1975 84
2017 72
2018 74
2019 71
2021 71
2022 70
2023 68
2024 78
2025 76

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Dunsum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (96 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 Dunsum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°10°15°18°20°20°17°12°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)634151404359667784969575

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dunsum

The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 120 km to the east.

Airports

  • Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 21 kmnorth
  • Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) Esbjerg 89 kmnorth
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 92 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 120 kmeast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 132 kmsouth
  • Odense Population: 180.9K 146 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 178 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Dunsum

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 388 natural sites, 325 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km94 places

  • Kniepsand Beach 12 kmSW
  • Budersand Beach 9 kmNW
  • Badestrand Beach 12 kmS
  • Sylt Island 20 kmN

25–60 km142 places

  • Nordstrand Natural site 40 kmSE
  • Strandsauna Beach 32 kmN
  • Rochelsand Beach 46 kmS
  • Uthörn Island 34 kmN

60–100 km571 places

  • Fanø Island 76 kmN
  • Rindby Strand Beach 76 kmN
  • Oxbek River 83 kmE
  • Solitüde Beach 70 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Dunsum

2 places
  1. 1 Dunsum 94

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

Cities & villages1

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