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Historic site

Erft Watergate

Located in Bad Münstereifel, Kreis Euskirchen Coordinates: 50°33′12″ N 6°45′41″ E

Map showing the location of Erft Watergate Erft Watergate
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Bad Münstereifel
0.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
383 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport44 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport76 km

About Erft Watergate

Erft Watergate is a historic site. Location: Bad Münstereifel, Kreis Euskirchen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Heisterbach Gate and Stumpfgasse Tower.

Climate of Erft Watergate

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (74 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Erft Watergate
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°17°19°22°22°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)635865566669746763586668

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Erft Watergate

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 31 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 44 kmnortheast
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 76 kmsoutheast
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 81 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 31 kmnortheast
  • Cologne Population: 1M 44 kmnorth
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 55 kmnortheast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 55 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Erft Watergate

Within 100 km: 565 historic and cultural sites, 2,681 natural sites, 871 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km470 places

  • Olef River 19 kmW
  • Urfttalsperre Lake 24 kmW
  • Talsperre Steinbach Lake 7 kmNE
  • Verbrannter Berg Mountain 23 kmW

25–60 km1,564 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 55 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 47 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 47 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,083 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 82 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 80 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 78 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 90 kmSW

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