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Village

Giescheid

Located in Hellenthal, Kreis Euskirchen Coordinates: 50°26′26″ N 6°25′35″ E

Map showing the location of Giescheid Giescheid
Location in Germany
Population
95
95
Elevation
648 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 Airport69 km
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport70 km

About Giescheid

Giescheid is a village. Location: Hellenthal, Kreis Euskirchen. Population: 95. Elevation: 648 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Herrend and Hahnenberg.

Climate of Giescheid

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 109 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (120 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Giescheid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°6°9°14°17°19°19°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°8°10°10°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1169610675838794759293109120

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Giescheid

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 69 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aachen, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 69 kmnortheast
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 70 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 73 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 58 kmnortheast
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 65 kmwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 66 kmnortheast
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 69 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Giescheid

Within 100 km: 502 historic and cultural sites, 2,404 natural sites, 851 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km468 places

  • Lac de Robertville Lake 22 kmW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 13 kmS
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 12 kmW
  • Petersberg Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km1,363 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 35 kmNW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 31 kmNW
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 40 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 33 kmSW

60–100 km1,926 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 60 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 61 kmNW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 60 kmNW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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