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Kiel

Located in Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Coordinates: 54°19′14″ N 10°07′58″ E

Map showing the location of Kiel Kiel
Location in Germany
Population
252,668
252.7K
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
81
listed under Kiel
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport69 km
SGD Sønderborg Airport75 km

About Kiel

Kiel is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Population: 252,668. Elevation: 12 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Tröndel See and Ölberg.

Climate of Kiel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · 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).

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Climate of Kiel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°11°16°19°21°21°17°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)714561465271796771747678

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kiel

The nearest airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (77 km). The nearest large city is Kiel, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 69 kmsoutheast
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 75 kmnorth
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 1 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Odense Population: 180.9K 121 kmnorth
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 134 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kiel

Within 100 km: 282 historic and cultural sites, 1,758 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km413 places

  • Spock River 16 kmS
  • Noer Strand Beach 19 kmNW
  • Hafen Strände Beach 13 kmN
  • Lehmbergstrand Beach 23 kmNW

25–60 km1,207 places

  • Oxbek River 45 kmNW
  • Aubek River 41 kmSW
  • Hundestrand Beach 51 kmSE
  • Strand von Habernis Beach 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,524 places

  • Als Island 75 kmN
  • Fehmarn Island 68 kmE
  • Tåsinge Island 81 kmN
  • Aeroe Island 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kiel

81 places
  1. 1 Kiel 252.7K
  2. 2 Elmschenhagen 17.1K
  3. 3 Schilksee 5K
  4. 4 Hasseldieksdamm 2.4K
  5. 5 Friedrichsort 2.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature15

Lakes, rivers & coasts5

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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