Lac de la Haute Sûre
Local name: Stauséi Uewersauer
Located in Wiltz, Luxembourg Coordinates: 49°54′00″ N 5°54′00″ E
- Elevation
- 366 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Luxembourg · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport38 km
- LGG Liège Airport88 km
About Lac de la Haute Sûre
Lac de la Haute Sûre is a lake. Location: Wiltz, Luxembourg. Elevation: 366 m.
The Upper Sûre Lake (Luxembourgish: Stauséi Uewersauer; French: Lac de la Haute-Sûre [lak də la ot syʁ]; German: Obersauer-Stausee [ˈoːbɐˌzaʊɐ ˈʃtaʊˌzeː]) is a large reservoir in north-western Luxembourg. It is the largest body of water in the country. It gives its name to the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre, which was formed in 1979.
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Photos of Lac de la Haute Sûre
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Napoléonsgaard Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Lac de la Haute Sûre
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (103 mm)
- Driest month
- August (60 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 95 | 71 | 78 | 63 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 103 |
How to get to Lac de la Haute Sûre
The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 38 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 56 km to the east.
Airports
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 38 kmsoutheast
- Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 88 kmnorth
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 98 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Trier Population: 100.1K 56 kmeast
- Liège Population: 195.3K 85 kmnorth
- Metz Population: 123.9K 89 kmsouth
- Namur Population: 110.9K 97 kmnorthwest
- Aachen Population: 265.2K 98 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lac de la Haute Sûre
Within 100 km: 273 historic and cultural sites, 2,291 natural sites, 696 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km78 places
- Château de Berg Historic site 17 kmSE
- Wackendflass Natural site 19 kmSW
- Bois du Vicaire Natural site 15 kmW
- Bois des Valets Natural site 23 kmNW
25–60 km968 places
- Étang des Épioux Lake 46 kmW
- Lac de Nisramont Lake 32 kmNW
- Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 56 kmN
- Montagne de Stockem Mountain 26 kmSW
60–100 km2,214 places
- Île du Moulin Island 77 kmN
- Île Monsin Island 86 kmN
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 90 kmN
- Île d'Androssart Island 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Insenborn Village, Esch-sur-Sûre1.1 km W -
Bonnal Village, Esch-sur-Sûre0.9 km NW -
Kaundorf Village, Lac de la Haute-Sûre2.4 km N -
Eschdorf Village, Esch-sur-Sûre2.9 km SE -
Neunhausen Village, Esch-sur-Sûre2.8 km S -
Esch-sur-Sûre Village, Esch-sur-Sûre2.9 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Napoléonsgaard Mountain, Rambrouch5.9 km S
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Surbach River, Belgium8.6 km W
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Grande Molscht River, Luxembourg Province11 km W
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Clerve River, Wiltz10 km NE -
Wiltz River, Belgium10 km NE
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Schock Busch Natural site, Luxembourg Province13 km W
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Baach River, Luxembourg Province14 km SW
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Bois de Melch Natural site, Luxembourg Province13 km W
Sources & licences
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