- Population
- 1,100
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GWT Westerland Sylt Airport8 km
- EBJ Esbjerg Airport73 km
About Morsum
Morsum is a village. Location: Sylt, Kreis Nordfriesland. Population: 1,100. Elevation: 7 m.
Morsum (German pronunciation: [ˈmɔʁzʊm]; North Frisian: Muasem) 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. Morsum is located close to the scientifically important geotope Morsum-Kliff and to the beginning of the Hindenburgdamm linking Sylt with the mainland.
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At a glance
- Area
- 11.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Morsum
Climate of Morsum
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 63 | 41 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 74 | 87 | 98 | 95 | 75 |
How to get to Morsum
The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 125 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 8 kmnorthwest
- Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) Esbjerg 73 kmnorth
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 87 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 125 kmsoutheast
- Odense Population: 180.9K 137 kmnortheast
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 147 kmsouth
- Aarhus Population: 285.3K 182 kmnortheast
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 184 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Morsum
Within 100 km: 81 historic and cultural sites, 328 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km98 places
- Budersand Beach 15 kmSW
- Strandsauna Beach 17 kmN
- Uthörn Island 18 kmN
- Sylt Island 8 kmNW
25–60 km120 places
- Nordstrand Natural site 50 kmSE
- Kniepsand Beach 27 kmS
- Badestrand Beach 27 kmS
- Südfall Island 49 kmS
60–100 km452 places
- Als Island 96 kmE
- Fanø Island 61 kmN
- Rindby Strand Beach 61 kmN
- Oxbek River 85 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Morsum Natural site, Schleswig-Holstein0.4 km SW
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Munkhoog Mountain, Schleswig-Holstein1.3 km NE -
Nösse Historic site, Sylt1.7 km E
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Sendeturm Morsum Landmark, Sylt2 km E
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NDB-Funkfeuer SLT Landmark, Sylt2.4 km SW
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Morsum Odde Natural site, Sylt2.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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