Village

Alfter

Located in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District Coordinates: 50°44′00″ N 7°01′00″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 23,719; 23.7K
Elevation: 85 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 10; listed under Alfter
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: CGN Cologne Bonn Airport17 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport64 km

About Alfter

Alfter is a village. Location: Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District. Population: 23,719. Elevation: 85 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Hennesenberg and Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn.

Photos of Alfter

Herseler Werth Traitor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kennedy Bridge Sir James · CC BY 3.0
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Alfter

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: July (78 mm)
Driest month: February (44 mm)

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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 Alfter
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	7°	10°	14°	19°	22°	24°	24°	20°	15°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	9°	12°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	52	44	55	50	67	77	78	61	61	55	57	60

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

How to get to Alfter

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 17 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 6 km to the east.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 17 kmnortheast
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 64 kmnorth
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Bonn Population: 330.6K 6 kmeast
Cologne Population: 1M 23 kmnorth
Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 29 kmnorth
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 33 kmnorth
Solingen Population: 164.4K 49 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Alfter

Within 100 km: 577 historic and cultural sites, 3,134 natural sites, 913 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

Kemper Werth Island 6 kmNE
Liblarer See Lake 16 kmNW
Talsperre Steinbach Lake 20 kmSW
Wahnbachtalsperre Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,420 places

Rocherather Wald Natural site 59 kmSW
Murringer Wald Natural site 57 kmSW
Hasselpath Natural site 57 kmSW
Dreiherrenwald Natural site 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,862 places

Île Monsin Island 98 kmW
Île de Franche Garenne Island 94 kmW
Lac de la Gileppe Lake 75 kmW
Lac d'Eupen Lake 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alfter

10 places

1 Alfter 21.8K

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

Cities & villages7

Gielsdorf · Neighbourhood
Heidgen · Village
Impekoven · Village
Oedekoven · Neighbourhood
Olsdorf · Village
Volmershoven · Village
Witterschlick · Village

Mountains & nature1

Thalenberg · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Fernmeldeturm Volmershoven · Landmark

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hennesenberg Mountain, Bornheim
2.8 km NW
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn Museum, Bonn
5.4 km E
Kennedy Bridge Landmark, Bonn
6.6 km E
Herseler Werth Island, North Rhine-Westphalia
5.3 km N
Eichenkamp Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
5.2 km N
Burg Historic site, Bornheim
8.2 km NW