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River

Alter Rhein

Located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Coordinates: 51°39′48″ N 6°28′56″ E

Map showing the location of Alter Rhein Alter Rhein
Location in Germany
Elevation
18 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Xanten
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport25 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport46 km

About Alter Rhein

Alter Rhein is a river. Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Alter Rhein and Bislicher Insel.

Climate of Alter Rhein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (74 mm)
Driest month
April (44 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 Alter Rhein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°9°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)614662446274685966606570

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alter Rhein

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Moers, 26 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 25 kmwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 46 kmsoutheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Moers Population: 103.5K 26 kmsoutheast
  • Duisburg Population: 504.4K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Oberhausen Population: 219.2K 33 kmsoutheast
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 37 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Alter Rhein

Within 100 km: 334 historic and cultural sites, 619 natural sites, 442 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • Schmales Meer Lake 12 kmN
  • Millinger Meer Lake 16 kmNW
  • Lange Renne Lake 7 kmN
  • Kaplanskuhlen Lake 21 kmS

25–60 km385 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 30 kmSW
  • Wijlermeer Lake 41 kmNW
  • Strang Lake 29 kmNW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km857 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 88 kmN
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 99 kmSW
  • Warandeheide Natural site 98 kmSW
  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Xanten Village, Kreis Wesel
    1.9 km W
  • Xanten Town, Xanten
    2.1 km W
  • Laak Village, Wesel
    0.4 km N
  • Beek Village, Xanten
    0.8 km SW
  • Marwick Village, Wesel
    1 km NE
  • Bislich Village, Wesel
    2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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