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Village

Birken

Located in Hilden, Kreis Mettmann Coordinates: 51°11′00″ N 6°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Birken Birken
Location in Germany
Elevation
54 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUS Düsseldorf Airport17 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport38 km

About Birken

Birken is a village. Location: Hilden, Kreis Mettmann. Elevation: 54 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Jaberg and Haus Unterbach.

Climate of Birken

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)

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 Birken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)806077607088827375737988

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birken

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Solingen, 11 km to the east.

Airports

  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 17 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 38 kmsoutheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 11 kmeast
  • Düsseldorf Population: 618.7K 12 kmwest
  • Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 17 kmnortheast
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 17 kmwest
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 17 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Birken

Within 100 km: 480 historic and cultural sites, 2,209 natural sites, 795 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Dhünntalsperre Lake 23 kmSE
  • Sengbachtalsperre Lake 16 kmSE
  • Balgheimersee Lake 15 kmSW
  • Otto Platte Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km746 places

  • Else River 52 kmNE
  • Kemper Werth Island 48 kmS
  • Versetalsperre Lake 52 kmE
  • Seilersee Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km2,593 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 94 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 86 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 100 kmSW
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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