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Municipality

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°21′05″ N 7°18′26″ E

Map showing the location of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
314,167
314.2K
Elevation
226 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DTM Dortmund Airport28 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport38 km

About Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 314,167. Elevation: 226 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Elbsche and Heilenbecke.

Climate of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)9369836772929283838092101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 28 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hagen, 12 km to the east.

Airports

  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 28 kmnortheast
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 38 kmwest
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 55 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Hagen Population: 199K 12 kmeast
  • Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 15 kmsouthwest
  • Bochum Population: 385.7K 16 kmnorthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 21 kmsouthwest
  • Dortmund Population: 588.5K 21 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Within 100 km: 422 historic and cultural sites, 2,350 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • Else River 20 kmNE
  • Neyetalsperre Lake 25 kmS
  • Lake Hengstey Lake 13 kmNE
  • Harkortsee Lake 8 kmNE

25–60 km1,026 places

  • Else River 41 kmE
  • Ahse River 52 kmNE
  • Versetalsperre Lake 32 kmSE
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km2,377 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 79 kmW
  • Werse River 80 kmN
  • Weibe River 66 kmSE
  • Valme River 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis and similar cities

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

Measure Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Münster Mannheim Augsburg
Population 314.2K 308.3K 308K 301.1K
Elevation 226 m 64 m 100 m 489 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 23° 25° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -1° -1° -4°
Annual rainfall 1,007 mm 768 mm 669 mm 852 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 71 km 223 km 420 km

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

Places in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

9 places
  1. 1 Witten 91.8K
  2. 2 Hattingen 53K
  3. 3 Gevelsberg 30K
  4. 4 Ennepetal 29.4K
  5. 5 Schwelm 28K
  6. 6 Wetter (Ruhr) 26.1K
  7. 7 Sprockhövel 24.2K
  8. 8 Herdecke 22.8K
  9. 9 Breckerfeld 8.8K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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