- Population
- 12,500
- 12.5K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GWT Westerland Sylt Airport2 km
- EBJ Esbjerg Airport71 km
About Westerland
Westerland is a town. Location: Sylt, Kreis Nordfriesland. Population: 12,500. Elevation: 8 m.
Westerland (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɐlant] ; Danish: Vesterland; Söl'ring North Frisian: Weesterlön’) is a seaside resort and a former municipality located on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Since 1 January 2009, Westerland has been part of the municipality Gemeinde Sylt. Westerland is part of the Nordfriesland district in Schleswig-Holstein. It is the largest resort on the island, the local transportation hub and the centre of Sylt's tourist industry.
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Photos of Westerland
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Climate of Westerland
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
- February (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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 17° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 41 | 52 | 39 | 42 | 57 | 61 | 73 | 87 | 98 | 95 | 75 |
How to get to Westerland
The nearest airport is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 2 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 135 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) Sylt 2 kmeast
- Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) Esbjerg 71 kmnorth
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 96 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 135 kmsoutheast
- Odense Population: 180.9K 144 kmnortheast
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 152 kmsouth
- Aarhus Population: 285.3K 184 kmnortheast
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 193 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Westerland
Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 248 natural sites, 205 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km69 places
- Budersand Beach 16 kmS
- Strandsauna Beach 13 kmN
- Uthörn Island 16 kmNE
- Sylt Island 2 kmE
25–60 km125 places
- Fanø Island 57 kmN
- Nordstrand Natural site 59 kmSE
- Rindby Strand Beach 57 kmN
- Kniepsand Beach 30 kmS
60–100 km331 places
- Oxbek River 94 kmE
- Solitüde Beach 77 kmE
- Strand von Habernis Beach 95 kmE
- Südstrand Beach 85 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tinnumburg Historic site, Sylt1.6 km SE
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Tinghügel Mountain, Sylt3.2 km E
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Lornsenhain Natural site, Sylt3.2 km E
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Friesenhain Natural site, Sylt3.2 km E
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Eidum-Vogelkoje Museum, Sylt2.9 km S
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Sylt Island, Schleswig-Holstein2.3 km E
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Baaktal Natural site, Sylt4 km S
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Klöwenhoog Historic site, Sylt3.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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