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Kreis Düren

Located in Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 50°49′40″ N 6°28′10″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Düren Kreis Düren
Location in Germany
Population
279,285
279.3K
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Kreis Düren
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport48 km
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport50 km

About Kreis Düren

Kreis Düren is a municipality. Location: Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 279,285. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Mühlenbach and Merzenicher Erbwald.

Climate of Kreis Düren

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (77 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Kreis Düren
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)646566536768777463566466

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Düren

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aachen, 28 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 48 kmeast
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 50 kmwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 55 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 28 kmwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 36 kmeast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 40 kmnorth
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 43 kmnortheast
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 44 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kreis Düren

Within 100 km: 514 historic and cultural sites, 2,154 natural sites, 928 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

  • Iterbach River 23 kmSW
  • Rurtalsperre Lake 21 kmS
  • Kalltalsperre Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lucherberger See Lake 6 kmW

25–60 km1,157 places

  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 57 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 43 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 35 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 49 kmSW

60–100 km2,269 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 68 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 62 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 95 kmSW
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Düren and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kreis Düren Karlsruhe Wiesbaden Gelsenkirchen
Population 279.3K 283.8K 288.8K 270K
Elevation 118 m 118 m 147 m 48 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 25° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° -1° -1° 0°
Annual rainfall 783 mm 765 mm 653 mm 872 mm
Best months Jun–Aug May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 245 km 151 km 87 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Kreis Düren

15 places
  1. 1 Düren 94.6K
  2. 2 Jülich 34.9K
  3. 3 Kreuzau 18.1K
  4. 4 Niederzier 15.1K
  5. 5 Langerwehe 15K
  6. 6 Aldenhoven 14.3K
  7. 7 Linnich 13.7K
  8. 8 Nörvenich 12.1K
  9. 9 Nideggen 10.8K
  10. 10 Merzenich 10.5K
  11. 11 Vettweiß 9.9K
  12. 12 Hürtgenwald 9.2K
  13. 13 Titz 9.1K
  14. 14 Inden 7.6K
  15. 15 Heimbach 4.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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