Zoo Cologne
Located in Cologne, Cologne, Urban District Coordinates: 50°57′30″ N 6°58′21″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 48 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport16 km
- DUS Düsseldorf Airport40 km
About Zoo Cologne
Zoo Cologne is a tourist attraction. Location: Cologne, Cologne, Urban District.
The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. Being the third oldest zoo in Germany, it features over 10,000 animals of more than 850 species on more than 20 hectares. The internationally renowned zoo with an attached aquarium and invertebrate exhibit is active in preservational breeding of animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.
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Photos of Zoo Cologne
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Climate of Zoo Cologne
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 |
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| 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 Zoo Cologne
The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 16 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 3 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 16 kmsoutheast
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 40 kmnorth
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 77 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Cologne Population: 1M 3 kmsouthwest
- Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 8 kmnorth
- Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 12 kmeast
- Solingen Population: 164.4K 25 kmnorth
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 26 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Zoo Cologne
Within 100 km: 535 historic and cultural sites, 2,911 natural sites, 875 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km193 places
- Kemper Werth Island 23 kmS
- Liblarer See Lake 18 kmSW
- Dhünntalsperre Lake 21 kmNE
- Sengbachtalsperre Lake 22 kmNE
25–60 km1,075 places
- Olef River 54 kmSW
- Versetalsperre Lake 56 kmNE
- Urfttalsperre Lake 55 kmSW
- Schönwasser Lake 50 kmNW
60–100 km3,053 places
- Île Monsin Island 100 kmW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 95 kmW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 81 kmSW
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 72 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
bridge Hohenzollern Landmark, Cologne1.9 km S -
Museum Ludwig Museum, Cologne2.2 km SW -
Romano-Germanic Museum Museum, Cologne2.2 km SW -
Fort X of Cologne Fortifications Historic site, Cologne0.8 km W
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Dominikanerkloster Köln Attraction, Cologne2.1 km SW
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Köln St. Kunibert Attraction, Cologne1.5 km SW
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Eigelstein Gate Historic site, Cologne1.5 km SW
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Köln-Deutz Concentration Camp (SS-Baubrigade III) Historic site, Cologne2.4 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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