Village

Forst

Located in Wiehl, Oberbergischer Kreis Coordinates: 50°58′17″ N 7°28′08″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 235 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 Airport26 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport61 km

About Forst

Forst is a village. Location: Wiehl, Oberbergischer Kreis. Elevation: 235 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Hohe Warte and Immerkopf.

Photos of Forst

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

Climate of Forst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · 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)

4° -1°

5° -2°

9° 1°

12° 3°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

22° 11°

18° 9°

13° 5°

8° 2°

5° 0°

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 Forst
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	5°	2°	0°
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 Forst

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 24 km to the west.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 26 kmsouthwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 61 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 62 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 24 kmwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 30 kmnorthwest
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 35 kmwest
Solingen Population: 164.4K 35 kmnorthwest
Cologne Population: 1M 37 kmwest

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

Day trips from Forst

Within 100 km: 594 historic and cultural sites, 3,696 natural sites, 861 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

Neyetalsperre Lake 19 kmN
Lingesetalsperre Lake 15 kmN
Kerspetalsperre Lake 18 kmN
Jubach Talsperre Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,541 places

Else River 52 kmN
Else River 40 kmNE
Weibe River 30 kmE
Urbach River 50 kmS

60–100 km3,438 places

Rocherather Wald Natural site 100 kmSW
Murringer Wald Natural site 98 kmSW
Hasselpath Natural site 98 kmSW
Dreiherrenwald Natural site 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hohe Warte Mountain, Engelskirchen
0.9 km NW
Immerkopf Mountain, Wiehl
1.4 km S
Schimmelhau Mountain, Engelskirchen
2.6 km W
Wiehl River, North Rhine-Westphalia
1.8 km NE
Steimel Mountain, Engelskirchen
3.3 km SW
Alpebach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
2.4 km SE