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River

Urft

Located in Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen Coordinates: 50°36′22″ N 6°23′35″ E

Map showing the location of Urft Urft
Location in Germany
Elevation
280 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rurberg
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport56 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport60 km

About Urft

Urft is a river. Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Eiserbach and Honigberg.

Climate of Urft

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (90 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Urft
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°19°21°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)908687647374867877718490

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Urft

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aachen, 29 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 56 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 60 kmnortheast
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 67 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 52 kmeast
  • Cologne Population: 1M 54 kmnortheast
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 59 kmwest

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

Day trips from Urft

Within 100 km: 501 historic and cultural sites, 2,251 natural sites, 919 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 21 kmW
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Kodenhüvel Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Hohe Mark Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km1,393 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 56 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 54 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 51 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 29 kmW

60–100 km1,936 places

  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 73 kmSW
  • Schemersberg Mountain 79 kmNW
  • Saffraanberg Mountain 83 kmW
  • Sacramentsberg Mountain 90 kmNW

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