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Village

Alpen

Located in Kreis Wesel, Düsseldorf District Coordinates: 51°35′00″ N 6°31′00″ E

Map showing the location of Alpen Alpen
Location in Germany
Population
12,515
12.5K
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Alpen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport26 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport37 km

About Alpen

Alpen is a village. Location: Kreis Wesel, Düsseldorf District. Population: 12,515. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Mühlohl and Alpsche Ley.

Climate of Alpen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (76 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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 Alpen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)634863456476696267616772

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alpen

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 26 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Moers, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 26 kmwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 37 kmsoutheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 76 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Moers Population: 103.5K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Duisburg Population: 504.4K 24 kmsoutheast
  • Oberhausen Population: 219.2K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 28 kmsouth
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 29 kmeast

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

Day trips from Alpen

Within 100 km: 356 historic and cultural sites, 746 natural sites, 490 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Schmales Meer Lake 22 kmN
  • Lange Renne Lake 16 kmN
  • Kaplanskuhlen Lake 13 kmS
  • Jenneckes Gatt Lake 7 kmSE

25–60 km405 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 26 kmSW
  • Wijlermeer Lake 47 kmNW
  • Strang Lake 37 kmNW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km1,027 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 98 kmN
  • Schemersberg Mountain 100 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 98 kmW
  • Warandeheide Natural site 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alpen

9 places
  1. 1 Alpen 12.9K

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

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