Neighbourhood

Merkenich

Located in Cologne, Cologne, Urban District Coordinates: 51°01′31″ N 6°57′23″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 44 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CGN Cologne Bonn Airport22 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport32 km

About Merkenich

Merkenich is a neighbourhood. Location: Cologne, Cologne, Urban District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Köln-Niehl Concentration Camp (Köln-Ford) and 200 Meter Kamin der Bayer-Werke Leverkusen.

Photos of Merkenich

Zoo Cologne Neuwieser · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Merkenich

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (81 mm)
Driest month: February (52 mm)

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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 Merkenich
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	14°	19°	21°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	5°	10°	12°	14°	14°	11°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	67	52	68	54	66	81	79	67	69	65	68	75

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Merkenich

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leverkusen, 2 km to the east.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 22 kmsoutheast
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 32 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 2 kmeast
Cologne Population: 1M 10 kmsouth
Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 13 kmeast
Solingen Population: 164.4K 19 kmnortheast
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 24 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Merkenich

Within 100 km: 522 historic and cultural sites, 2,723 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

Liblarer See Lake 25 kmS
Dhünntalsperre Lake 19 kmE
Sengbachtalsperre Lake 17 kmNE
Balgheimersee Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km981 places

Olef River 60 kmSW
Kemper Werth Island 30 kmS
Versetalsperre Lake 54 kmE
Schönwasser Lake 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,929 places

Île de Franche Garenne Island 97 kmW
Lac de la Gileppe Lake 84 kmSW
Lac d'Eupen Lake 75 kmSW
Lac de Robertville Lake 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Köln-Niehl Concentration Camp (Köln-Ford) Historic site, Cologne
2.9 km S
200 Meter Kamin der Bayer-Werke Leverkusen Landmark, Leverkusen
2 km SE
Reuschenberg Historic site, Leverkusen
3.9 km NE
Dhünn River River, North Rhine-Westphalia
2.7 km N
Wupper River, North Rhine-Westphalia
2.8 km N
Zoo Cologne Attraction, Cologne
7.6 km S