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Village

Sand

Located in Cologne, Cologne, Urban District Coordinates: 51°01′00″ N 7°02′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sand Sand
Location in Germany
Elevation
65 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 Airport18 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport36 km

About Sand

Sand is a village. Location: Cologne, Cologne, Urban District. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include 200 Meter Kamin der Bayer-Werke Leverkusen and Köln-Niehl Concentration Camp (Köln-Ford).

Climate of Sand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (96 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Sand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)876585647593927682818796

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sand

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leverkusen, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 18 kmsoutheast
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 36 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 4 kmnorthwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Cologne Population: 1M 11 kmsouthwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 18 kmnorth
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 21 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sand

Within 100 km: 534 historic and cultural sites, 2,885 natural sites, 851 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km181 places

  • Dhünntalsperre Lake 14 kmNE
  • Sengbachtalsperre Lake 14 kmNE
  • Balgheimersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Rotter See Lake 24 kmS

25–60 km1,012 places

  • Else River 59 kmNE
  • Kemper Werth Island 28 kmS
  • Versetalsperre Lake 49 kmE
  • Schönwasser Lake 48 kmNW

60–100 km3,077 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 88 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 79 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 90 kmSW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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