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Kreis Viersen

Located in Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°17′27″ N 6°20′44″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Viersen Kreis Viersen
Location in Germany
Population
297,857
297.9K
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Kreis Viersen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUS Düsseldorf Airport29 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport37 km

About Kreis Viersen

Kreis Viersen is a municipality. Location: Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 297,857. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Rahser Bruch and Rintger Bruch.

Climate of Kreis Viersen

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
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (74 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Kreis Viersen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)604861476674696161586468

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Viersen

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mönchengladbach, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 29 kmeast
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 37 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 58 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Venlo Population: 102K 15 kmnorthwest
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 15 kmeast
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 26 kmsoutheast
  • Moers Population: 103.5K 27 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kreis Viersen

Within 100 km: 437 historic and cultural sites, 1,113 natural sites, 717 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 23 kmNW
  • Schrolik Lake 9 kmNW
  • Schönwasser Lake 16 kmE
  • Poelvenn Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km558 places

  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 54 kmW
  • Varkensbos Natural site 58 kmW
  • Stokkemderbos Natural site 55 kmSW
  • Solter Heide Natural site 53 kmSW

60–100 km1,625 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 96 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 86 kmSW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 81 kmSW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Viersen and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kreis Viersen Augsburg Wiesbaden Mannheim
Population 297.9K 301.1K 288.8K 308K
Elevation 92 m 489 m 147 m 100 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 24° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° -4° -1° -1°
Annual rainfall 737 mm 852 mm 653 mm 669 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 461 km 190 km 251 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Kreis Viersen

9 places
  1. 1 Viersen 78.4K
  2. 2 Willich 49.4K
  3. 3 Nettetal 42K
  4. 4 Kempen 34.1K
  5. 5 Tönisvorst 29.3K
  6. 6 Schwalmtal 18.8K
  7. 7 Brüggen 16.2K
  8. 8 Grefrath 15.1K
  9. 9 Niederkrüchten 14.6K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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