Village

Monschau

Located in Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District Coordinates: 50°33′39″ N 6°15′25″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 12,389; 12.4K
Elevation: 518 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 24; listed under Monschau
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MST Maastricht Aachen Airport52 km; LGG Liège Airport58 km

About Monschau

Monschau is a village. Location: Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District. Population: 12,389. Elevation: 518 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Kluckbach and Perlenbach.

Climate of Monschau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (108 mm)
Driest month: April (73 mm)

3° -2°

7° 0°

10° 2°

15° 7°

18° 9°

20° 11°

16° 9°

11° 5°

6° 2°

4° -1°

Jan

106

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

100

Dec

108

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 Monschau
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	3°	7°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	5°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	106	94	99	73	81	85	94	82	87	84	100	108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Monschau

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aachen, 27 km to the northwest.

Airports

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 52 kmnorthwest
Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 58 kmwest
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aachen Population: 265.2K 27 kmnorthwest
Liège Population: 195.3K 49 kmwest
Maastricht Population: 122.4K 51 kmnorthwest
Bonn Population: 330.6K 62 kmeast
Cologne Population: 1M 64 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Monschau

Within 100 km: 481 historic and cultural sites, 2,241 natural sites, 924 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

Lac de la Gileppe Lake 19 kmW
Lac d'Eupen Lake 13 kmNW
Lac de Robertville Lake 16 kmSW
Roderhöhe Mountain 13 kmS

25–60 km1,310 places

Île du Moulin Island 47 kmW
Île Monsin Island 45 kmW
Île de Franche Garenne Island 43 kmW
Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 33 kmSW

60–100 km2,033 places

Lac de Nisramont Lake 63 kmSW
Schemersberg Mountain 74 kmNW
Saffraanberg Mountain 75 kmW
Sacramentsberg Mountain 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Monschau

24 places

1 Monschau 12.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages18

Aderich · Village
Alzen · Village
Auchen · Village
Boverei · Village
Burgau · Village
Dreistegen · Village
Entenpfuhl · Village
Eschweide · Village
Höfen · Village
Imgenbroich · Village
Kalterherberg · Village
Konzen · Village
Mützenich · Village
Rohren · Village
Röttgen · Village
Ruitzhof · Village
Schwingsborn · Village
Widdau · Village

Mountains & nature3

Geisberg · Mountain
Stelingberg · Mountain
Wofelsberg · Mountain

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Laufen-Bach · River

Heritage & sights1

Foundation Scheibler Museum Rotes Haus Monschau · Museum

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kluckbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
1.4 km SE
Perlenbach River, Belgium
2.3 km SW
Belgenbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
2.9 km E
Perlenbachtalsperre Lake, North Rhine-Westphalia
3.1 km S
Holder Knipp Mountain, Simmerath
4.3 km E
Holderbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
3.8 km E