Oberbergischer Kreis
Located in Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°02′28″ N 7°30′40″ E
- 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
- 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.
Photos of Oberbergischer Kreis
Climate of Oberbergischer Kreis
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 128 | 86 | 107 | 77 | 80 | 96 | 104 | 82 | 97 | 95 | 116 | 131 |
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 Gummersbach 51.3K
- 2 Wiehl 25.2K
- 3 Lindlar 21.6K
- 4 Wipperfürth 21.6K
- 5 Radevormwald 21.6K
- 6 Waldbröl 19.8K
- 7 Engelskirchen 19.7K
- 8 Reichshof 18.7K
- 9 Bergneustadt 18.6K
- 10 Nümbrecht 17.6K
- 11 Hückeswagen 14.5K
- 12 Marienheide 13.4K
- 13 Morsbach 10.6K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wernscheid Mountain, Kierspe7 km N
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Hallöh Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia5.5 km NE
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Brucher Talsperre Lake, North Rhine-Westphalia5.3 km NE
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Gelpe River, North Rhine-Westphalia5.6 km SW
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Der Gervershagen Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia6.4 km NE
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Sessmarbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia6 km SE
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Wiehl River, North Rhine-Westphalia6.5 km S
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Lingesetalsperre Lake, North Rhine-Westphalia6.7 km N
Sources & licences
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