River

Ihlbek

Located in Lohbarbek, Kreis Steinburg Coordinates: 53°56′59″ N 9°39′06″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 5 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Lohbarbek; 1.2 km SW
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport42 km; FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase68 km

About Ihlbek

Ihlbek is a river. Location: Lohbarbek, Kreis Steinburg. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Mühlenbarbeker Au and Bramau River.

Climate of Ihlbek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (83 mm)
Driest month: February (47 mm)

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7° 1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

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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 Ihlbek
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°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	69	47	64	48	57	81	81	75	80	81	80	83

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ihlbek

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kiel, 52 km to the northeast.

Airports

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 42 kmsoutheast
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 68 kmwest
Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 72 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Kiel Population: 252.7K 52 kmnortheast
Lübeck Population: 212.2K 69 kmeast
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 84 kmsouthwest
Bremen Population: 546.5K 112 kmsouthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 131 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ihlbek

Within 100 km: 345 historic and cultural sites, 2,257 natural sites, 1,269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

Aubek River 11 kmN
Mühlenteich Lake 12 kmSE
Lindhorster Teich Lake 21 kmNW
Donnerkuhle Lake 7 kmS

25–60 km1,329 places

Spock River 37 kmNE
Rhinplate Island 25 kmSW
Pagensand Island 30 kmS
Hanskalbsand Island 43 kmS

60–100 km2,299 places

Nordstrand Natural site 79 kmNW
Viertbusch Natural site 65 kmSE
Oxbek River 76 kmN
Hundestrand Beach 73 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lohbarbek Village, Lohbarbek
1.2 km SW
Hohenlockstedt Village, Kreis Steinburg
3 km NW
Mühlenbarbek Village, Mühlenbarbek
1.4 km NE
Mühlenbarbek Village, Kreis Steinburg
1.4 km NE
Hohenlockstedt Town, Hohenlockstedt
2.9 km NW
Wittenbergen Village, Kreis Steinburg
2.9 km SE

Ihlbek

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mühlenbarbeker Au River, Schleswig-Holstein
1.4 km SE
Bramau River River, Schleswig-Holstein
3.2 km SE
Rantzau River, Schleswig-Holstein
3.3 km SW
Stormsteichbach River, Schlotfeld
4.1 km W
Rantzautal Natural site, Schlotfeld
4.2 km W
Quarnbach River, Kellinghusen
4.7 km E
Rosdorfer Wald Natural site, Rosdorf
5 km NE
Rensinger See Lake, Kellinghusen
5.3 km E

Ihlbek

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 5, 2026