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Drachenfels

Located in Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Coordinates: 50°39′56″ N 7°12′38″ E

Drachenfels
Dmitry Tonkonog and Ksenia Fedosova · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
321 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Königswinter
1.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport23 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport76 km

About Drachenfels

Drachenfels is a mountain. Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. Elevation: 321 m.

From Wikipedia

The Drachenfels ("Dragon's Rock", German pronunciation: [ˈdʁaxənˌfɛls]) is a hill (321 metres (1,053 ft)) in the Siebengebirge uplands between Königswinter and Bad Honnef in Germany. The hill was formed by rising magma that could not break through to the surface, and then cooled and became solid underneath. It is the subject of much tourism and romanticism in the North Rhine-Westphalia area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Drachenfels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (77 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Drachenfels
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)604961526572775961616468

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Drachenfels

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 11 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 23 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 76 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 35 kmnorthwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 36 kmnorth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 44 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Drachenfels

Within 100 km: 654 historic and cultural sites, 3,626 natural sites, 888 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km343 places

  • Kemper Werth Island 14 kmNW
  • Wahnbachtalsperre Lake 18 kmN
  • Rotter See Lake 17 kmNW
  • Rodder Maar Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km1,611 places

  • Olef River 51 kmW
  • Weibe River 52 kmNE
  • Urbach River 28 kmSE
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 51 kmS

60–100 km3,214 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 87 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 79 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 81 kmW
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 100 kmW

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