Village

Brächen

Located in Wiehl, Oberbergischer Kreis Coordinates: 50°57′15″ N 7°27′25″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 333 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 Airport24 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport61 km

About Brächen

Brächen is a village. Location: Wiehl, Oberbergischer Kreis. Elevation: 333 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Immerkopf and Steimel.

Photos of Brächen

Hohe Warte Guido Schmickler · CC BY-SA 2.5
Heckberg G.Friedrich · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Brächen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (119 mm)
Driest month: April (72 mm)

3° -2°

4° -2°

8° 0°

12° 2°

17° 6°

20° 9°

22° 11°

21° 11°

17° 8°

12° 5°

7° 2°

4° -1°

Jan

110

Feb

Mar

100

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

101

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

104

Dec

119

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 Brächen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	21°	17°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	5°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	110	79	100	72	79	94	101	78	89	89	104	119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brächen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 23 km to the west.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 24 kmsouthwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 61 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 64 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 23 kmwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 31 kmnorthwest
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 34 kmwest
Bonn Population: 330.6K 35 kmsouthwest
Cologne Population: 1M 36 kmwest

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

Day trips from Brächen

Within 100 km: 601 historic and cultural sites, 3,723 natural sites, 862 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km171 places

Neyetalsperre Lake 21 kmN
Lingesetalsperre Lake 17 kmN
Kerspetalsperre Lake 20 kmN
Genkeltalsperre Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,547 places

Else River 54 kmN
Else River 42 kmNE
Weibe River 30 kmE
Urbach River 48 kmS

60–100 km3,468 places

Hohe Mark Mountain 99 kmSW
Dickelt Mountain 100 kmSW
Rocherather Wald Natural site 98 kmSW
Raerener Wald Natural site 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Immerkopf Mountain, Wiehl
0.9 km NE
Steimel Mountain, Engelskirchen
1.9 km W
Schimmelhau Mountain, Engelskirchen
2 km NW
Hohe Warte Mountain, Engelskirchen
2.8 km N
Rafelsberg Mountain, Engelskirchen
2.7 km W
Heckberg Mountain, Much
3.4 km W