Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
Located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Coordinates: 54°18′37″ N 10°07′56″ E
- Population
- 252,668
- 252.7K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
- Airports
- LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport68 km
- SGD Sønderborg Airport76 km
About Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel is a municipality. Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Population: 252,668. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Tröndel See and Struckdieksau.
Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 45 | 61 | 46 | 52 | 71 | 79 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 78 |
How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (76 km). The nearest large city is Kiel, 1 km to the north.
Airports
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 68 kmsoutheast
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 76 kmnorth
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 1 kmnorth
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 61 kmsoutheast
- Odense Population: 180.9K 122 kmnorth
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 132 kmsouthwest
- Rostock Population: 198.3K 133 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
Within 100 km: 282 historic and cultural sites, 1,776 natural sites, 1,112 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km423 places
- Spock River 15 kmS
- Noer Strand Beach 20 kmNW
- Hafen Strände Beach 14 kmN
- Lehmbergstrand Beach 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,204 places
- Oxbek River 46 kmNW
- Aubek River 40 kmSW
- Hundestrand Beach 50 kmSE
- Strand von Habernis Beach 59 kmNW
60–100 km1,543 places
- Als Island 76 kmN
- Fehmarn Island 68 kmE
- Tåsinge Island 83 kmN
- Aeroe Island 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel | Kiel | Chemnitz | Braunschweig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 252.7K | 252.7K | 247.2K | 244.7K |
| Elevation | 5 m | 7 m | 306 m | 72 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 21° | 24° | 23° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -1° | -1° | -3° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 791 mm | 791 mm | 729 mm | 611 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | May–Sep | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 1 km | 431 km | 229 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tröndel See Lake, Schleswig-Holstein2.7 km E
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Struckdieksau River, Schleswig-Holstein3.5 km W
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Vorderer Russee Lake, Schleswig-Holstein3.7 km W
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Schwentine River, Schleswig-Holstein4.5 km NE
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Schulen-See Lake, Molfsee3.6 km SW
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Wellsee Lake, Schleswig-Holstein4.7 km SE
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Kuhrottsberg Mountain, Schwentinental4.7 km E
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Hilfssendemast Kronshagen Landmark, Kronshagen4.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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