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Glessen

Located in Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis Coordinates: 50°58′03″ N 6°44′58″ E

Map showing the location of Glessen Glessen
Location in Germany
Population
5,520
5.5K
Elevation
93 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 Airport30 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport36 km

About Glessen

Glessen is a town. Location: Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis. Population: 5,520. Elevation: 93 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Glessener Höhe and Fischbach-Höhe.

Climate of Glessen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

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 Glessen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°18°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

How to get to Glessen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 15 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 30 kmeast
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 36 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 69 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cologne Population: 1M 15 kmeast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 18 kmnortheast
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 26 kmnorth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 27 kmeast
  • Düsseldorf Population: 618.7K 29 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glessen

Within 100 km: 525 historic and cultural sites, 2,518 natural sites, 885 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

  • Liblarer See Lake 18 kmS
  • Balgheimersee Lake 14 kmN
  • Decksteiner Weiher Lake 12 kmSE
  • Kaninchenberg Mountain 4 kmSE

25–60 km1,050 places

  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 60 kmSW
  • Schimperbos Natural site 58 kmSW
  • Raerener Wald Natural site 56 kmSW
  • Preuswald Natural site 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,706 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 93 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 86 kmSW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 81 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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