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Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

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Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Located in Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°01′28″ N 7°11′38″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 284,273; 284.3K
Elevation: 235 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 8; listed under Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CGN Cologne Bonn Airport18 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport42 km

About Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis is a municipality. Location: Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 284,273. Elevation: 235 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Leienberg and Dhünntalsperre.

Photos of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Lüderich Travus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

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 -1°)
Wettest month: December (117 mm)
Driest month: April (73 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

8° 1°

12° 3°

17° 8°

20° 10°

22° 12°

21° 12°

17° 9°

13° 6°

8° 2°

5° 1°

Jan

108

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

102

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

104

Dec

117

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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	21°	17°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	8°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	108	78	99	73	80	99	102	82	92	92	104	117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 18 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 6 km to the southwest.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 18 kmsouth
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 42 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 62 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 6 kmsouthwest
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 15 kmwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 17 kmnorth
Solingen Population: 164.4K 18 kmnorthwest
Cologne Population: 1M 20 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Within 100 km: 541 historic and cultural sites, 3,184 natural sites, 848 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

Neyetalsperre Lake 19 kmNE
Kerspetalsperre Lake 24 kmNE
Bevertalsperre Lake 19 kmNE
Dhünntalsperre Lake 5 kmN

25–60 km1,047 places

Else River 52 kmNE
Else River 52 kmNE
Weibe River 50 kmE
Kemper Werth Island 30 kmS

60–100 km3,324 places

Lac de la Gileppe Lake 98 kmSW
Lac d'Eupen Lake 89 kmSW
Lac de Robertville Lake 99 kmSW
Schartenknopf Mountain 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.