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Bechen

Located in Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Coordinates: 51°02′24″ N 7°12′31″ E

Bechen
Claudia-GL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
246 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 Airport20 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport42 km

About Bechen

Bechen is a village. Location: Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis. Elevation: 246 m.

From Wikipedia

Bechen is a village in the municipality of Kürten in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the southern edge of the Große Dhünntalsperre (Great Dhünn Dam) reservoir and forms part of the rural settlement structure of the municipality.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Bechen

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)

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 Bechen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°0°
Precipitation (mm)1087899738099102829292104117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bechen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 8 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 20 kmsouth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 42 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 8 kmsouthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 16 kmnorth
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 16 kmwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 17 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 22 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bechen

Within 100 km: 542 historic and cultural sites, 3,170 natural sites, 846 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Neyetalsperre Lake 17 kmNE
  • Lingesetalsperre Lake 24 kmE
  • Kerspetalsperre Lake 23 kmNE
  • Brucher Talsperre Lake 25 kmE

25–60 km1,019 places

  • Else River 50 kmNE
  • Else River 51 kmNE
  • Weibe River 50 kmE
  • Kemper Werth Island 32 kmS

60–100 km3,334 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 100 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 91 kmSW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 98 kmSW
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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