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Natural site

Merheimer Heide

Located in Cologne, Cologne, Urban District Coordinates: 50°56′48″ N 7°02′09″ E

Map showing the location of Merheimer Heide Merheimer Heide
Location in Germany
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Höhenberg
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport12 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport43 km

About Merheimer Heide

Merheimer Heide is a natural site. Location: Cologne, Cologne, Urban District. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Flehbach and Faulbach.

Climate of Merheimer Heide

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (86 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Merheimer Heide
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°10°14°19°21°24°24°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°9°12°14°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)635065547086856770636572

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Merheimer Heide

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 6 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 12 kmsoutheast
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 43 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cologne Population: 1M 6 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 8 kmnortheast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 10 kmnorth
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 24 kmsouth
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 25 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Merheimer Heide

Within 100 km: 545 historic and cultural sites, 3,045 natural sites, 884 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Kemper Werth Island 20 kmS
  • Liblarer See Lake 20 kmSW
  • Dhünntalsperre Lake 19 kmNE
  • Sengbachtalsperre Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km1,143 places

  • Olef River 56 kmSW
  • Weibe River 59 kmE
  • Urbach River 59 kmSE
  • Versetalsperre Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km3,137 places

  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 99 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 84 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 75 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Höhenberg Neighbourhood, Cologne
    0.9 km SW
  • Buchheim Neighbourhood, Cologne
    1.2 km NW
  • Mülheim Neighbourhood, Cologne
    3.2 km NW
  • Ostheim Neighbourhood, Cologne
    1.8 km S
  • Kalk Neighbourhood, Cologne
    2.2 km W
  • Buchforst Neighbourhood, Cologne
    2.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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