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Mountain

Rafelsberg

Located in Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis Coordinates: 50°57′10″ N 7°25′06″ E

Map showing the location of Rafelsberg Rafelsberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
360 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Engelskirchen
4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport22 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport59 km

About Rafelsberg

Rafelsberg is a mountain. Location: Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis. Elevation: 360 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Heckberg and Steimel.

Climate of Rafelsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (119 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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 Rafelsberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°19°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°6°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11079100727994101788989104119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rafelsberg

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 20 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 22 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 59 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 64 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 20 kmwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 32 kmwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 33 kmwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 33 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Rafelsberg

Within 100 km: 600 historic and cultural sites, 3,684 natural sites, 859 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km174 places

  • Neyetalsperre Lake 21 kmN
  • Lingesetalsperre Lake 18 kmNE
  • Kerspetalsperre Lake 21 kmN
  • Genkeltalsperre Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,501 places

  • Else River 54 kmN
  • Else River 44 kmNE
  • Weibe River 33 kmE
  • Urbach River 49 kmS

60–100 km3,468 places

  • Roderhöhe Mountain 100 kmSW
  • Kodenhüvel Mountain 98 kmSW
  • Hohe Mark Mountain 97 kmSW
  • Dickelt Mountain 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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