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Sylt

Located in Kreis Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 54°53′00″ N 8°21′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sylt Sylt
Location in Germany
Population
14,167
14.2K
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
42
listed under Sylt
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GWT Westerland Sylt Airport3 km
EBJ Esbjerg Airport73 km

About Sylt

Sylt is a village. Location: Kreis Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 14,167. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Sylt (German pronunciation: [zʏlt] ; Danish: Sild; Söl'ring North Frisian: Söl) is a municipality on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has around 13,000 inhabitants and covers about 60% of the area of the island.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
57.3 km²
Official website
gemeinde-sylt.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Sylt over time

Population of Sylt over time
2017 13,638
2019 13,689
2021 13,741
2022 13,924
2023 13,679
2024 14,167
2025 14,106

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sylt

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
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (98 mm)
Driest month
April (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sylt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°10°15°17°19°20°17°12°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°4°8°11°14°14°11°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)634151394257637487989575

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sylt

The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 3 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 131 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 3 kmnorth
  • Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) Esbjerg 73 kmnorth
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 93 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Odense Population: 180.9K 142 kmnortheast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 149 kmsouth
  • Aarhus Population: 285.3K 184 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 189 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sylt

Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 276 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • Budersand Beach 13 kmS
  • Strandsauna Beach 15 kmN
  • Uthörn Island 18 kmN
  • Sylt Island 2 kmN

25–60 km122 places

  • Fanø Island 59 kmN
  • Nordstrand Natural site 55 kmSE
  • Rindby Strand Beach 59 kmN
  • Kniepsand Beach 27 kmS

60–100 km373 places

  • Oxbek River 91 kmE
  • Solitüde Beach 74 kmE
  • Strand von Habernis Beach 92 kmE
  • Südstrand Beach 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sylt

42 places
  1. 1 Westerland 12.5K
  2. 2 Tinnum 3K
  3. 3 Keitum 1.2K
  4. 4 Morsum 1.1K
  5. 5 Rantum 546
  6. 6 Archsum 300
  7. 7 Munkmarsch 90

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

Cities & villages15

Mountains & nature11

Heritage & sights9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources