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Mountain

Volkesberg

Located in Mechernich, Kreis Euskirchen Coordinates: 50°31′48″ N 6°38′33″ E

Map showing the location of Volkesberg Volkesberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
489 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Weyer
1.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport51 km
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport75 km

About Volkesberg

Volkesberg is a mountain. Location: Mechernich, Kreis Euskirchen. Elevation: 489 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Brehberg and Pützberg.

Climate of Volkesberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (80 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Volkesberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°11°16°18°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)747174586970807369637377

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Volkesberg

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 39 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 51 kmnortheast
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 75 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 79 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 39 kmnortheast
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 48 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 50 kmnortheast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 61 kmnortheast
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 61 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Volkesberg

Within 100 km: 532 historic and cultural sites, 2,512 natural sites, 855 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km509 places

  • Rocherather Wald Natural site 25 kmW
  • Murringer Wald Natural site 22 kmSW
  • Hasselpath Natural site 23 kmW
  • Dreiherrenwald Natural site 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,515 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 47 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 40 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 38 kmW
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 57 kmW

60–100 km1,875 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 74 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 73 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 70 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 82 kmSW

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