River

Aalbek

Located in Timmendorfer Strand, Kreis Ostholstein Coordinates: 53°57′44″ N 10°46′14″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: -1 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ratekau; 2.8 km SW
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport18 km; HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport63 km

About Aalbek

Aalbek is a river. Location: Timmendorfer Strand, Kreis Ostholstein. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Thuraubek and Spann.

Photos of Aalbek

St. Lorenz Roland.h.bueb · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Aalbek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (68 mm)
Driest month: February (37 mm)

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7° 1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

20° 11°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

7° 2°

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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 Aalbek
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	7°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	11°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	57	37	52	44	46	65	68	62	59	57	61	66

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Aalbek

The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 18 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (63 km). The nearest large city is Lübeck, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 18 kmsouth
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 63 kmsouthwest
Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 99 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Lübeck Population: 212.2K 12 kmsouthwest
Kiel Population: 252.7K 58 kmnorthwest
Rostock Population: 198.3K 91 kmeast
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 152 kmwest
Odense Population: 180.9K 161 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Aalbek

Within 100 km: 328 historic and cultural sites, 2,723 natural sites, 1,259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km341 places

Hundestrand Beach 9 kmN
Strand Rosenhagen Beach 11 kmE
Hundestrand 1 Beach 14 kmE
Strand Kalkhorst Beach 15 kmE

25–60 km1,627 places

Poel Island Island 44 kmE
Viertbusch Natural site 58 kmSW
Spock River 52 kmNW
Köppernitz River 45 kmE

60–100 km2,342 places

Fehmarn Island 62 kmNE
Ziegelwerder Island 61 kmSE
Aubek River 70 kmW
Beke River 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ratekau Village, Kreis Ostholstein
2.8 km SW
Hemmelsdorf Village, Timmendorfer Strand
0.9 km N
Wilmsdorf Village, Ratekau
1.1 km SE
Ratekau Town, Ratekau
3.1 km SW
Timmendorfer Strand Town, Timmendorfer Strand
3.7 km N
Grammersdorf Village, Ratekau
1.8 km SE

Aalbek

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Thuraubek River, Timmendorfer Strand
0.5 km SE
Spann Natural site, Ratekau
0.5 km SW
Hemmelsdorfer See Lake, Schleswig-Holstein
0.8 km NE
Rupersdorfer See Lake, Ratekau
2.2 km SW
Överdiek Lake, Schleswig-Holstein
3.9 km N
Hainholzgraben River, Timmendorfer Strand
2.5 km NE
Aalbeek River, Schleswig-Holstein
4 km NE
Twerbek River, Timmendorfer Strand
4.1 km NE

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026