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Alter Rhein

Located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Coordinates: 51°10′00″ N 6°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Alter Rhein Alter Rhein
Location in Germany
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Düsseldorf-Benrath
1.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUS Düsseldorf Airport15 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport39 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 Düsseldorf Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Itterbach and castle Benrath.

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 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (88 mm)
Driest month
February (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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Climate of Alter Rhein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)806077607088827375737988

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alter Rhein

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Düsseldorf, 8 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 15 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 39 kmsoutheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 66 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Düsseldorf Population: 618.7K 8 kmnorthwest
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 12 kmwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 16 kmeast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 23 kmnortheast

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

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