River

Rusch

Located in Blomesche Wildnis, Kreis Steinburg Coordinates: 53°47′55″ N 9°27′04″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 2 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Glückstadt; 2.1 km SW
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport40 km; FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase52 km

About Rusch

Rusch is a river. Location: Blomesche Wildnis, Kreis Steinburg. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Kremper Rhin and Weißes Wasser.

Climate of Rusch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (78 mm)
Driest month: February (42 mm)

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8° 1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

8° 3°

5° 0°

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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 Rusch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	3°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	64	42	58	46	56	75	78	68	73	73	75	75

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rusch

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 64 km to the southwest.

Airports

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 40 kmsoutheast
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 52 kmwest
Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 84 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 64 kmsouthwest
Kiel Population: 252.7K 73 kmnortheast
Lübeck Population: 212.2K 82 kmeast
Bremen Population: 546.5K 91 kmsouthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 110 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Rusch

Within 100 km: 392 historic and cultural sites, 2,282 natural sites, 1,320 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

Rhinplate Island 4 kmSW
Pagensand Island 12 kmS
Schwarztonnensand Island 10 kmS
Lühesand Island 25 kmS

25–60 km1,155 places

Spock River 59 kmNE
Aubek River 32 kmNE
Trischen Island 58 kmNW
Hanskalbsand Island 31 kmSE

60–100 km2,670 places

Nordstrand Natural site 86 kmNW
Viertbusch Natural site 65 kmSE
Oxbek River 94 kmN
Hundestrand Beach 90 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Glückstadt Town, Glückstadt
2.1 km SW
Engelbrechtsche Wildnis Village, Kreis Steinburg
1.9 km S
Glückstadt Village, Kreis Steinburg
2.8 km SW
Blomesche Wildnis Village, Blomesche Wildnis
2.3 km W
Krempdorf Village, Kreis Steinburg
2.8 km NE
Engelbrechtsche Wildnis Village, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis
1.9 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kremper Rhin River, Glückstadt
1.8 km SW
Weißes Wasser River, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis
2.1 km SE
Herzhorner Rhin River, Glückstadt
2.9 km SW
Spleth River, Schleswig-Holstein
3.2 km SE
Early Camp Glückstadt Historic site, Glückstadt
1.8 km SW
Rhinplate Island, Schleswig-Holstein
3.9 km SW
Kremper Au River, Schleswig-Holstein
4.2 km N
Stör River, Schleswig-Holstein
5 km NW

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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