Malakoff Tower
Located in Cologne, Cologne, Urban District Coordinates: 50°55′58″ N 6°57′49″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 46 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport15 km
- DUS Düsseldorf Airport42 km
About Malakoff Tower
Malakoff Tower is a historic site. Location: Cologne, Cologne, Urban District. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include bridge Hohenzollern and Museum Ludwig.
Photos of Malakoff Tower
Climate of Malakoff Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 46 | 58 | 52 | 66 | 79 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Malakoff Tower
The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 1 km to the west.
Airports
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 15 kmsoutheast
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 42 kmnorth
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 79 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Cologne Population: 1M 1 kmwest
- Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 11 kmnorth
- Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 13 kmnortheast
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 24 kmsoutheast
- Solingen Population: 164.4K 28 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Malakoff Tower
Within 100 km: 540 historic and cultural sites, 2,940 natural sites, 882 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km192 places
- Kemper Werth Island 20 kmSE
- Liblarer See Lake 16 kmSW
- Dhünntalsperre Lake 23 kmNE
- Sengbachtalsperre Lake 25 kmNE
25–60 km1,110 places
- Iterbach River 59 kmSW
- Olef River 52 kmSW
- Versetalsperre Lake 58 kmNE
- Urfttalsperre Lake 53 kmSW
60–100 km3,060 places
- Île Monsin Island 98 kmW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 94 kmW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 79 kmSW
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
bridge Hohenzollern Landmark, Cologne1 km N -
Museum Ludwig Museum, Cologne0.9 km N -
Romano-Germanic Museum Museum, Cologne0.9 km NW -
Köln St. Maria in Lyskirchen Attraction, Cologne0.1 km W
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Chocolate Museum Museum, Cologne0.1 km SE
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St. Maria im Kapitol Köln Attraction, Cologne0.4 km NW
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bridge Deutz Landmark, Cologne0.4 km N
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Köln-Deutz Concentration Camp (SS-Baubrigade III) Historic site, Cologne1.1 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Cologne City, Cologne1 km W -
Altstadt Sud Neighbourhood, Cologne0.3 km W
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Altstadt Nord Neighbourhood, Cologne0.8 km NW
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Deutz Neighbourhood, Cologne0.8 km E
Sources & licences
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