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Municipality

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Located in Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 50°53′34″ N 6°44′20″ E

Map showing the location of Rhein-Erft-Kreis Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
477,988
478K
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Rhein-Erft-Kreis
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport29 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport44 km

About Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 477,988. Elevation: 79 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Neffelbach and Parrig.

Climate of Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (74 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)524656506572746659535859

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Rhein-Erft-Kreis

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 16 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 29 kmeast
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 44 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 68 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cologne Population: 1M 16 kmeast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 23 kmnortheast
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 30 kmeast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 31 kmsoutheast
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 34 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Within 100 km: 534 historic and cultural sites, 2,578 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

  • Liblarer See Lake 11 kmSE
  • Balgheimersee Lake 22 kmN
  • Decksteiner Weiher Lake 11 kmE
  • Pferdskopf Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,189 places

  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 54 kmSW
  • Kodenhüvel Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Hohe Mark Mountain 56 kmSW
  • Dickelt Mountain 57 kmSW

60–100 km2,643 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 88 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 82 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 77 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Rhein-Erft-Kreis and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Rhein-Erft-Kreis Duisburg Leipzig Hanover
Population 478K 504.4K 505K 515.1K
Elevation 79 m 38 m 116 m 57 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 24° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 1° -2° -1°
Annual rainfall 710 mm 819 mm 548 mm 654 mm
Best months Jun–Sep May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 60 km 397 km 265 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Rhein-Erft-Kreis

10 places
  1. 1 Kerpen 66.6K
  2. 2 Hürth 62.2K
  3. 3 Bergheim 61.6K
  4. 4 Pulheim 56.2K
  5. 5 Frechen 52.3K
  6. 6 Erftstadt 48.8K
  7. 7 Brühl 45.6K
  8. 8 Wesseling 38.1K
  9. 9 Bedburg 25.3K
  10. 10 Elsdorf 21.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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