Cologne
Located in Cologne, Urban District, Cologne District Coordinates: 50°56′18″ N 6°57′15″ E
- Population
- 1,024,621
- 1M
- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 198
- listed under Cologne
- Airports
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport16 km
- DUS Düsseldorf Airport41 km
About Cologne
Cologne is a village. Location: Cologne, Urban District, Cologne District. Population: 1,024,621. Elevation: 58 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Strunderbach and Frechener Bach.
Photos of Cologne
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Herkules-Berg Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
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Zoo Cologne Neuwieser · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Schloß Rötten Nicola · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
bridge Hohenzollern Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of 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 0°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 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 Cologne
The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 16 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 1 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 16 kmsoutheast
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 41 kmnorth
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 79 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Cologne Population: 1M 1 kmsouthwest
- Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 10 kmnorth
- Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 14 kmnortheast
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 25 kmsoutheast
- Solingen Population: 164.4K 28 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cologne
Within 100 km: 537 historic and cultural sites, 2,905 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km189 places
- Kemper Werth Island 21 kmSE
- Liblarer See Lake 16 kmSW
- Dhünntalsperre Lake 23 kmNE
- Sengbachtalsperre Lake 25 kmNE
25–60 km1,099 places
- Iterbach River 59 kmSW
- Olef River 52 kmSW
- Versetalsperre Lake 58 kmNE
- Urfttalsperre Lake 53 kmSW
60–100 km3,040 places
- Île Monsin Island 98 kmW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 93 kmW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 79 kmSW
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Cologne
198 placesCities & villages27
- Elsdorf · Village
- Ensen · Village
- Esch · Village
- Feldkassel · Neighbourhood
- Flittard · Neighbourhood
- Fühlingen · Neighbourhood
- Gierath · Village
- Giesdorf · Village
- Godorf · Village
- Grengel · Neighbourhood
- Großrott · Village
- Hahnwald · Neighbourhood
- Heide · Village
- Heimersdorf · Neighbourhood
- Heumar · Village
- Hochkirchen · Village
- Höhenhaus · Neighbourhood
- Holweide · Neighbourhood
- Hönningen · Village
- Horbell · Village
- Hüttenstraße · Neighbourhood
- Immendorf · Village
- Junkersdorf · Village
- Kasselberg · Village
- Klausenberg · Neighbourhood
- Klettenberg · Neighbourhood
- Kriel · Neighbourhood
Mountains & nature4
- Fritz-Encke-Volkspark · Natural site
- Grenzberg · Mountain
- Herkules-Berg · Mountain
- Klettenbergpark · Natural site
Heritage & sights29
- Eigelstein Gate · Historic site
- FlowFact Tower · Landmark
- Fort I of Cologne Fortifications · Historic site
- Fort V of Cologne Fortifications · Historic site
- Fort X of Cologne Fortifications · Historic site
- Gereon Mill Tower · Historic site
- Groß St. Martin · Attraction
- Hahnen Gate · Historic site
- Hahnentorburg · Landmark
- Klarissenkloster Sankt Clara Köln · Attraction
- Kloster Herrenleichnam · Attraction
- Köln Arena · Attraction
- Köln-Deutz Concentration Camp (Köln-Stadt) · Historic site
- Köln-Deutz Concentration Camp (Köln-Westwaggon) · Historic site
- Köln-Deutz Concentration Camp (SS-Baubrigade III) · Historic site
- Kölner Karnevalsmuseum · Museum
- Köln Kloster St. Gertrud · Attraction
- Köln-Niehl Concentration Camp (Köln-Ford) · Historic site
- Köln St.-Apern-Kloster · Attraction
- Köln St. Cäcilien · Attraction
- Köln St. Georg · Attraction
- Köln St. Gereon · Attraction
- Köln St. Johann Baptist · Attraction
- Köln St. Kunibert · Attraction
- Köln St. Maria in Jerusalem · Attraction
- Köln St. Maria in Lyskirchen · Attraction
- Köln St. Pantaleon · Attraction
- Köln St. Peter · Attraction
- Köln St. Severin · Attraction
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Strunderbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia4.8 km E
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Frechener Bach River, North Rhine-Westphalia4.8 km W
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Flehbach River, Cologne District6.9 km E
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Faulbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia6.9 km E
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Bruchbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia6.9 km E
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Duffesbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia7.4 km SW
Other cities and towns in Cologne, Urban District
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Nippes Neighbourhood, Cologne3 km N -
Mülheim Neighbourhood, Cologne4.7 km NE -
Altstadt Nord Neighbourhood, Cologne0.2 km E
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Altstadt Sud Neighbourhood, Cologne0.7 km SE
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Neustadt/Nord Neighbourhood, Cologne1.3 km N
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Neustadt/Süd Neighbourhood, Cologne1.5 km S
Sources & licences
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