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Village

Herfen

Located in Waldbröl, Oberbergischer Kreis Coordinates: 50°51′21″ N 7°37′03″ E

Map showing the location of Herfen Herfen
Location in Germany
Elevation
299 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport33 km
DTM Dortmund Airport74 km

About Herfen

Herfen is a village. Location: Waldbröl, Oberbergischer Kreis. Elevation: 299 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Hohes Wäldchen and Der Nutscheid.

Climate of Herfen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 109 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (126 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Herfen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°12°18°20°22°22°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1178410473789399789092109126

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Herfen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 33 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 29 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 33 kmwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 74 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 29 kmeast
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 39 kmwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 48 kmwest

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

Day trips from Herfen

Within 100 km: 705 historic and cultural sites, 4,110 natural sites, 849 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Weibe River 18 kmE
  • Genkeltalsperre Lake 24 kmN
  • Brucher Talsperre Lake 25 kmN
  • Aggertalsperre Lake 20 kmN

25–60 km1,862 places

  • Else River 45 kmNE
  • Urbach River 38 kmS
  • Kemper Werth Island 39 kmW
  • Versetalsperre Lake 37 kmN

60–100 km3,598 places

  • Dreiherrenwald Natural site 99 kmSW
  • Olef River 85 kmW
  • Else River 64 kmN
  • Valme River 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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