Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Gahlen

Located in Schermbeck, Kreis Wesel Coordinates: 51°40′00″ N 6°52′32″ E

Map showing the location of Gahlen Gahlen
Location in Germany
Elevation
37 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 Airport43 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport51 km

About Gahlen

Gahlen is a village. Location: Schermbeck, Kreis Wesel. Elevation: 37 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Rehrbach and Hinsenberg.

At a glance

Area
14.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Gahlen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (83 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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 Gahlen
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)735369546683767074677482

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gahlen

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bottrop, 16 km to the south.

Airports

  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 43 kmsouth
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 51 kmwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 54 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 16 kmsouth
  • Oberhausen Population: 219.2K 21 kmsouth
  • Recklinghausen Population: 122.4K 23 kmeast
  • Gelsenkirchen Population: 270K 24 kmsoutheast
  • Essen Population: 593.1K 25 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gahlen

Within 100 km: 349 historic and cultural sites, 979 natural sites, 566 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km148 places

  • Jenneckes Gatt Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lohheider See Lake 23 kmSW
  • Waldbeerenberg Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Tiglersberg Mountain 11 kmNW

25–60 km531 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 53 kmSW
  • Else River 55 kmSE
  • Strang Lake 52 kmW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 26 kmE

60–100 km1,215 places

  • Itterbeek River 90 kmSW
  • Witbeek River 92 kmSW
  • Soerbeek River 100 kmSW
  • Schaagterziep River 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources