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Wesel

Located in Kreis Wesel, Düsseldorf District Coordinates: 51°39′25″ N 6°37′20″ E

Map showing the location of Wesel Wesel
Location in Germany
Population
60,785
60.8K
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
36
listed under Wesel
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport34 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport42 km

About Wesel

Wesel is a village. Location: Kreis Wesel, Düsseldorf District. Population: 60,785. Elevation: 29 m.

From Wikipedia

Wesel (German pronunciation: [ˈveːzl̩] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
123 km²
Official website
wesel.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Wesel

  • Rees

Twin towns and sister cities of Wesel

  • Hagerstown· United States
  • Salzwedel· Germany
  • Kętrzyn· Poland

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Wesel over time

Population of Wesel over time
1975 56,584
2014 60,088
2017 60,496
2019 60,357
2021 60,688
2022 61,330
2023 61,277
2024 60,785
2025 60,717

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Wesel

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wesel
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 Wesel

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Moers, 23 km to the south.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 34 kmwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 42 kmsouth
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Moers Population: 103.5K 23 kmsouth
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 26 kmsoutheast
  • Oberhausen Population: 219.2K 26 kmsoutheast
  • Duisburg Population: 504.4K 27 kmsouth
  • Mülheim Population: 173K 31 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wesel

Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 743 natural sites, 492 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

  • Schmales Meer Lake 18 kmNW
  • Millinger Meer Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lange Renne Lake 12 kmNW
  • Kaplanskuhlen Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km422 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 37 kmSW
  • Wijlermeer Lake 50 kmW
  • Strang Lake 37 kmNW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 43 kmE

60–100 km988 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 87 kmSW
  • Varkensbos Natural site 90 kmSW
  • Stokkemderbos Natural site 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wesel

36 places

Cities & villages26

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources