Village

Schalken

Located in Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Coordinates: 50°57′15″ N 7°23′30″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 327 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 Airport57 km

About Schalken

Schalken is a village. Location: Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis. Elevation: 327 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Dönselberg and Kleiner Heckberg.

Photos of Schalken

Hohe Warte Guido Schmickler · CC BY-SA 2.5
Heckberg G.Friedrich · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Schalken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · 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)

3° -2°

4° -2°

8° 0°

12° 2°

17° 7°

20° 9°

22° 11°

21° 11°

17° 8°

12° 5°

7° 2°

4° 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 Schalken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	21°	17°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	9°	11°	11°	8°	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 Schalken

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 18 km to the west.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 20 kmsouthwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 57 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 65 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 18 kmwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 29 kmnorthwest
Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 30 kmwest
Cologne Population: 1M 31 kmwest
Bonn Population: 330.6K 32 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schalken

Within 100 km: 592 historic and cultural sites, 3,632 natural sites, 856 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km167 places

Neyetalsperre Lake 20 kmN
Lingesetalsperre Lake 19 kmNE
Kerspetalsperre Lake 21 kmN
Genkeltalsperre Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,471 places

Else River 55 kmN
Else River 45 kmNE
Weibe River 35 kmE
Urbach River 49 kmS

60–100 km3,442 places

Lac d'Eupen Lake 98 kmW
Schartenknopf Mountain 99 kmSW
Roderhöhe Mountain 98 kmSW
Petersberg Mountain 100 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dönselberg Mountain, Engelskirchen
0.6 km NE
Kleiner Heckberg Mountain, Overath
1.1 km SW
Heckberg Mountain, Much
1.5 km SE
Hohheister Mountain, Engelskirchen
1.2 km NW
Rafelsberg Mountain, Engelskirchen
1.9 km E
Altenhahn Mountain, Engelskirchen
2.5 km NE