Village

Birken

Located in Much, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Coordinates: 50°55′09″ N 7°21′43″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 225 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 Airport17 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport59 km

About Birken

Birken is a village. Location: Much, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. Elevation: 225 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Heckberg and Kleiner Heckberg.

Photos of Birken

Heckberg G.Friedrich · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Birken

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°

13° 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 Birken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	13°	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 Birken

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 17 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 18 km to the northwest.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 17 kmwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 59 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 69 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 18 kmnorthwest
Bonn Population: 330.6K 28 kmsouthwest
Cologne Population: 1M 29 kmwest
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 29 kmnorthwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 31 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Birken

Within 100 km: 599 historic and cultural sites, 3,649 natural sites, 867 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

Neyetalsperre Lake 24 kmN
Lingesetalsperre Lake 24 kmNE
Genkeltalsperre Lake 25 kmNE
Brucher Talsperre Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,525 places

Else River 59 kmN
Else River 49 kmNE
Weibe River 36 kmE
Urbach River 46 kmS

60–100 km3,425 places

Lac d'Eupen Lake 95 kmW
Schartenknopf Mountain 95 kmSW
Roderhöhe Mountain 95 kmSW
Petersberg Mountain 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Heckberg Mountain, Much
4.6 km NE
Kleiner Heckberg Mountain, Overath
3.4 km NE
Hohheister Mountain, Engelskirchen
4.5 km N
Dönselberg Mountain, Engelskirchen
4.9 km NE
Rafelsberg Mountain, Engelskirchen
5.4 km NE
Steimel Mountain, Engelskirchen
6.2 km NE