Village

Erkrath

Located in Kreis Mettmann, Düsseldorf District Coordinates: 51°12′48″ N 6°55′44″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 43,706; 43.7K
Elevation: 100 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 13; listed under Erkrath
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DUS Düsseldorf Airport14 km; CGN Cologne Bonn Airport41 km

About Erkrath

Erkrath is a village. Location: Kreis Mettmann, Düsseldorf District. Population: 43,706. Elevation: 100 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Kißberg and Jaberg.

Photos of Erkrath

Jaberg Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
castle Benrath A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Erkrath

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (88 mm)
Driest month: February (60 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 Erkrath
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	3°	5°	9°	12°	14°	13°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	80	60	77	60	70	88	82	73	75	73	79	88

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Erkrath

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 14 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Düsseldorf, 11 km to the west.

Airports

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 14 kmnorthwest
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 41 kmsouth
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 58 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Düsseldorf Population: 618.7K 11 kmwest
Solingen Population: 164.4K 12 kmeast
Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 16 kmeast
Neuss Population: 152.5K 17 kmwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 19 kmeast

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

Day trips from Erkrath

Within 100 km: 470 historic and cultural sites, 2,112 natural sites, 776 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

Margaretensee Lake 25 kmNW
Bertasee Lake 25 kmNW
Barbarasee Lake 24 kmNW
Baldeneysee Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km724 places

Kasteel Arcen Historic site 59 kmNW
Else River 51 kmNE
Kemper Werth Island 51 kmS
Versetalsperre Lake 53 kmE

60–100 km2,474 places

Lac de la Gileppe Lake 96 kmSW
Lac d'Eupen Lake 88 kmSW
Roderhöhe Mountain 98 kmSW
Kodenhüvel Mountain 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Erkrath

13 places

1 Erkrath 47.8K

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

Cities & villages10

Bruchhausen Süd · Village
Eickert · Village
Hochdahl · Village
Millrath · Village
Morp · Village
Neandertal · Village
Sandheide · Village
Trills · Village
Unterfeldhaus · Village
Willbeck · Village

Mountains & nature1

Korresberg · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Haus Unterbach · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kißberg Mountain, Düsseldorf
3.3 km N
Jaberg Mountain, Hilden
4.8 km SE
Neandertal Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
3.4 km E
Sandberg Mountain, Düsseldorf
4.8 km N
castle Benrath Historic site, Düsseldorf
7.1 km SW
Ellerforst Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
4.6 km W