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Rees

Located in Kreis Kleve, Düsseldorf District Coordinates: 51°48′35″ N 6°24′01″ E

Rees
Michielverbeek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
21,913
21.9K
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
29
listed under Rees
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport29 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport63 km

About Rees

Rees is a village. Location: Kreis Kleve, Düsseldorf District. Population: 21,913. Elevation: 17 m.

From Wikipedia

Rees (German pronunciation: [ʁeːs] ) is a town in the district of Kleve in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately 20 km east of Kleve. The population in 2025 was 21,446. Founded in 1228, Rees is the oldest town in the lower Rhine area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
110 km²
Official website
stadt-rees.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Rees

  • Wesel

Population of Rees over time

Population of Rees over time
1975 16,651
2017 21,137
2019 20,972
2021 21,045
2022 21,475
2023 21,452
2024 21,913
2025 21,446

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Rees

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (72 mm)
Driest month
April (42 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Rees
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)594460426072685766596469

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rees

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nijmegen, 38 km to the west.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 29 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 63 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 82 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 38 kmwest
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Moers Population: 103.5K 43 kmsouth
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Oberhausen Population: 219.2K 49 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Rees

Within 100 km: 262 historic and cultural sites, 512 natural sites, 393 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km98 places

  • Strang Lake 16 kmW
  • Schmales Meer Lake 5 kmS
  • Millinger Meer Lake 2 kmS
  • Lange Renne Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km339 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 40 kmS
  • Wijlermeer Lake 31 kmW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 57 kmE
  • Schrolik Lake 52 kmS

60–100 km730 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 71 kmNW
  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 87 kmSW
  • Varkensbos Natural site 88 kmSW
  • Solter Heide Natural site 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rees

29 places
  1. 1 Rees 22.5K

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

Cities & villages28

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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