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Essen

Located in Kreisfreie Stadt Essen, Düsseldorf District Coordinates: 51°27′13″ N 7°00′37″ E

Map showing the location of Essen Essen
Location in Germany
Population
574,682
574.7K
Elevation
93 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
85
listed under Essen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUS Düsseldorf Airport25 km
DTM Dortmund Airport42 km

About Essen

Essen is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Essen, Düsseldorf District. Population: 574,682. Elevation: 93 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Aspelflotte and Baldeneysee.

Climate of Essen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (96 mm)
Driest month
February (64 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 Essen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°5°9°12°14°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)876481657192868081788696

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Essen

The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Essen, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 25 kmsouthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 42 kmeast
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 63 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Essen Population: 593.1K 1 kmnortheast
  • Gelsenkirchen Population: 270K 8 kmnortheast
  • Mülheim Population: 173K 9 kmwest
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Oberhausen Population: 219.2K 11 kmwest

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

Day trips from Essen

Within 100 km: 388 historic and cultural sites, 1,433 natural sites, 688 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km124 places

  • Margaretensee Lake 16 kmW
  • Bertasee Lake 16 kmW
  • Barbarasee Lake 16 kmW
  • Baldeneysee Lake 6 kmSE

25–60 km735 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 57 kmW
  • Else River 39 kmE
  • Versetalsperre Lake 56 kmSE
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 36 kmNE

60–100 km1,650 places

  • Itterbeek River 87 kmW
  • Zanderbeek River 98 kmSW
  • Witbeek River 88 kmW
  • Tapziep River 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Essen

85 places
  1. 1 Essen 593.1K
  2. 2 Überruhr-Holthausen 8.2K
  3. 3 Hinsel 7.8K
  4. 4 Leithe 6.8K

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

Cities & villages48

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights6

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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