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Elevation
72 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport38 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport44 km

About Baal

Baal is a village. Location: Hückelhoven, Kreis Heinsberg. Elevation: 72 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Malefinkbach and Kapbusch.

At a glance

Area
5.9 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Baal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (75 mm)
Driest month
April (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).

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Climate of Baal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°4°9°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)584960466575695860576365

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Baal

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mönchengladbach, 20 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 38 kmwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 44 kmnortheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 63 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 20 kmnortheast
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 34 kmnortheast
  • Venlo Population: 102K 38 kmnorth
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 39 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Baal

Within 100 km: 440 historic and cultural sites, 1,762 natural sites, 875 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Hariksee Lake 21 kmN
  • Lucherberger See Lake 23 kmS
  • Vöckelsberg Mountain 22 kmS
  • Lingberg Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km747 places

  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 56 kmSW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 54 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 48 kmS
  • Schemersberg Mountain 59 kmW

60–100 km2,264 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 71 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 62 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 66 kmS
  • Wetsberg Mountain 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Malefinkbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.4 km SW
  • Kapbusch Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.6 km W
  • Mühlenteich River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.3 km SW
  • Mühlenbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.3 km SW
  • Merzbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    5.1 km S
  • Teich Bach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    6.9 km W

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources