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Municipality

Oberbergischer Kreis

Located in Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°02′28″ N 7°30′40″ E

Map showing the location of Oberbergischer Kreis Oberbergischer Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
274,057
274.1K
Elevation
413 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Oberbergischer Kreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport32 km
DTM Dortmund Airport54 km

About Oberbergischer Kreis

Oberbergischer Kreis is a municipality. Location: Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 274,057. Elevation: 413 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Wernscheid and Hallöh.

Climate of Oberbergischer Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
April (77 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 Oberbergischer Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°11°16°18°21°20°16°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)12886107778096104829795116131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oberbergischer Kreis

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Remscheid, 27 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 32 kmsouthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 54 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 59 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 27 kmwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Hagen Population: 199K 36 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Oberbergischer Kreis

Within 100 km: 555 historic and cultural sites, 3,591 natural sites, 876 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Versetalsperre Lake 20 kmNE
  • Neyetalsperre Lake 13 kmNW
  • Lister Talsperre Lake 22 kmE
  • Lingesetalsperre Lake 7 kmN

25–60 km1,477 places

  • Else River 44 kmN
  • Else River 33 kmNE
  • Weibe River 31 kmSE
  • Urbach River 58 kmS

60–100 km3,366 places

  • Iterbach River 100 kmW
  • Olef River 88 kmSW
  • Valme River 72 kmNE
  • Ohe River 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Oberbergischer Kreis and similar cities

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

Measure Oberbergischer Kreis Gelsenkirchen Aachen Karlsruhe
Population 274.1K 270K 265.2K 283.8K
Elevation 413 m 48 m 266 m 118 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 24° 22° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 0° -1° -1°
Annual rainfall 1,199 mm 872 mm 907 mm 765 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 59 km 105 km 235 km

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

Places in Oberbergischer Kreis

13 places
  1. 1 Gummersbach 51.3K
  2. 2 Wiehl 25.2K
  3. 3 Lindlar 21.6K
  4. 4 Wipperfürth 21.6K
  5. 5 Radevormwald 21.6K
  6. 6 Waldbröl 19.8K
  7. 7 Engelskirchen 19.7K
  8. 8 Reichshof 18.7K
  9. 9 Bergneustadt 18.6K
  10. 10 Nümbrecht 17.6K
  11. 11 Hückeswagen 14.5K
  12. 12 Marienheide 13.4K
  13. 13 Morsbach 10.6K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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