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Village

Archsum

Located in Sylt, Kreis Nordfriesland Coordinates: 54°52′24″ N 8°23′32″ E

Archsum
Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
300
300
Elevation
3 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 Airport6 km
EBJ Esbjerg Airport73 km

About Archsum

Archsum is a village. Location: Sylt, Kreis Nordfriesland. Population: 300. Elevation: 3 m.

From Wikipedia

Archsum (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁçzʊm]; North Frisian: Ārichsem; Danish: Arksum) is a village on the North Sea island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Today, it is an Ortsteil of the Gemeinde Sylt.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
6.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Archsum

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).

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Climate of Archsum
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 Archsum

The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 6 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 128 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 6 kmnorthwest
  • Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) Esbjerg 73 kmnorth
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 90 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Odense Population: 180.9K 140 kmnortheast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 147 kmsouth
  • Aarhus Population: 285.3K 183 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 186 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Archsum

Within 100 km: 78 historic and cultural sites, 302 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Budersand Beach 13 kmSW
  • Strandsauna Beach 16 kmN
  • Uthörn Island 18 kmN
  • Sylt Island 5 kmNW

25–60 km117 places

  • Nordstrand Natural site 52 kmSE
  • Kniepsand Beach 26 kmS
  • Badestrand Beach 28 kmS
  • Südfall Island 50 kmSE

60–100 km419 places

  • Als Island 98 kmE
  • Fanø Island 60 kmN
  • Rindby Strand Beach 60 kmN
  • Oxbek River 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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