Village

Hand

Located in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen Coordinates: 50°48′21″ N 6°03′13″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 197 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MST Maastricht Aachen Airport23 km; LGG Liège Airport47 km

About Hand

Hand is a village. Location: Aachen, Städteregion Aachen. Elevation: 197 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Vetschauer Berg and Königshügel.

Photos of Hand

Friedrich Ahoerstemeier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kasteel Nijswiller Pierre Vossen · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Hand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (86 mm)
Driest month: April (62 mm)

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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 Hand
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	77	70	78	62	72	82	84	73	75	70	78	86

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hand

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aachen, 4 km to the southeast.

Airports

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 23 kmnorthwest
Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 47 kmsouthwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 73 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aachen Population: 265.2K 4 kmsoutheast
Maastricht Population: 122.4K 26 kmwest
Liège Population: 195.3K 39 kmsouthwest
Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 50 kmnortheast
Neuss Population: 152.5K 62 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hand

Within 100 km: 463 historic and cultural sites, 2,009 natural sites, 911 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

Lac de la Gileppe Lake 25 kmS
Lac d'Eupen Lake 21 kmS
Vrouwenbos Natural site 17 kmSW
Veursbos Natural site 16 kmSW

25–60 km906 places

Île du Moulin Island 42 kmSW
Île Monsin Island 34 kmSW
Île de Franche Garenne Island 29 kmSW
Lac de Robertville Lake 40 kmS

60–100 km2,344 places

Lac de Nisramont Lake 79 kmS
Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 96 kmW
Wijngaardberg Mountain 92 kmW
Wetsberg Mountain 77 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Vetschauer Berg Mountain, Aachen
1.4 km W
Königshügel Mountain, Aachen
3.2 km S
Lousberg Mountain, Aachen
3 km SE
Sieben Quellen Natural site, Cologne District
2.2 km SW
Schneeberg Mountain, Aachen
3.5 km SW
Pont Gate Historic site, Aachen
3.2 km SE