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Village

Westen

Located in Nordstrand, Kreis Nordfriesland Coordinates: 54°29′02″ N 8°49′50″ E

Map showing the location of Westen Westen
Location in Germany
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GWT Westerland Sylt Airport57 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase80 km

About Westen

Westen is a village. Location: Nordstrand, Kreis Nordfriesland. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Nordstrand and Arlau-Speicherbecken.

Climate of Westen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Westen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°10°16°18°20°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)664350434867758586949576

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westen

The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 87 km to the east.

Airports

  • Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 57 kmnorthwest
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 80 kmsouth
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 82 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 87 kmeast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 105 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Odense Population: 180.9K 142 kmnortheast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 155 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Westen

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 791 natural sites, 615 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Nordstrand Natural site 4 kmNE
  • Rochelsand Beach 23 kmSW
  • Südfall Island 7 kmW
  • Süderoogsand Island 23 kmW

25–60 km501 places

  • Oxbek River 58 kmE
  • Solitüde Beach 57 kmNE
  • Kniepsand Beach 37 kmNW
  • Budersand Beach 47 kmNW

60–100 km983 places

  • Als Island 89 kmNE
  • Spock River 87 kmE
  • Aubek River 75 kmSE
  • Strandsauna Beach 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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