Village

Velken

Located in Ruppichteroth, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Coordinates: 50°50′52″ N 7°30′14″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 191 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 Airport26 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport71 km

About Velken

Velken is a village. Location: Ruppichteroth, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. Elevation: 191 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Hohes Wäldchen and Hambuchen.

Photos of Velken

Hohes Wäldchen Dieter Clasen · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Climate of Velken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 109 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (126 mm)
Driest month: April (73 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

9° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

23° 13°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

8° 2°

5° 1°

Jan

117

Feb

Mar

104

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

109

Dec

126

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 Velken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	6°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	117	84	104	73	78	93	99	78	90	92	109	126

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Velken

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 26 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 26 kmwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 71 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 75 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 30 kmnorthwest
Bonn Population: 330.6K 31 kmsouthwest
Siegen Population: 107.2K 37 kmeast
Cologne Population: 1M 40 kmwest
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 42 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Velken

Within 100 km: 671 historic and cultural sites, 3,999 natural sites, 855 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km171 places

Aggertalsperre Lake 23 kmNE
Wahnbachtalsperre Lake 15 kmW
Wiehltalsperre Lake 17 kmNE
Zimmerberg Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km1,734 places

Else River 49 kmNE
Weibe River 26 kmE
Urbach River 36 kmS
Kemper Werth Island 31 kmW

60–100 km3,620 places

Schartenknopf Mountain 98 kmSW
Roderhöhe Mountain 99 kmSW
Petersberg Mountain 99 kmSW
Kodenhüvel Mountain 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hohes Wäldchen Mountain, Windeck
2.9 km SE
Hambuchen Mountain, Ruppichteroth
2.6 km W
Der Nutscheid Mountain, North Rhine-Westphalia
3.1 km SE
Ruppichteroth St. Maria Magdalena Attraction, Ruppichteroth
4.8 km W
Werschbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
4.6 km W
Steinbachskopf Mountain, Windeck
8.2 km SE