Brilon
Located in Hochsauerlandkreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg Coordinates: 51°24′20″ N 8°34′57″ E
- Population
- 25,424
- 25.4K
- Elevation
- 408 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 87
- listed under Brilon
- Airports
- PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport23 km
- KSF Kassel Airport56 km
About Brilon
Brilon is a village. Location: Hochsauerlandkreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. Population: 25,424. Elevation: 408 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Briloner Hochfläche and Gimmertal.
Photos of Brilon
Climate of Brilon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 101 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (115 mm)
- Driest month
- April (78 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 79 | 97 | 78 | 80 | 92 | 95 | 80 | 90 | 89 | 101 | 115 |
How to get to Brilon
The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Paderborn, 37 km to the north.
Airports
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 23 kmnorth
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 56 kmeast
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 69 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Paderborn Population: 142.2K 37 kmnorth
- Hamm Population: 179K 61 kmnorthwest
- Kassel Population: 197.2K 65 kmeast
- Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 70 kmnorth
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 71 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brilon
Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 4,226 natural sites, 817 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km499 places
- Valme River 14 kmW
- Ogge River 22 kmSE
- Elpe River 13 kmW
- Hennetalsperre Lake 24 kmSW
25–60 km1,922 places
- Wande River 37 kmE
- Erpe River 38 kmE
- Else River 54 kmW
- Naure River 36 kmE
60–100 km2,922 places
- Else River 71 kmW
- Werse River 94 kmNW
- Weibe River 77 kmSW
- Ohe River 69 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Brilon
87 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages17
- Alme · Village
- Almerfeld · Village
- Berenscheid · Village
- Bontkirchen · Village
- Brilon-Wald · Village
- Eßhoff · Village
- Gudenhagen · Village
- Hallinghausen · Village
- Haus Tinne · Village
- Hoppecke · Village
- Madfeld · Village
- Messinghausen · Village
- Nehden · Village
- Niederalme · Village
- Oberalme · Village
- Petersborn · Village
- Plattenberg · Village
Mountains & nature40
- Allenberg · Mountain
- Arenstein · Mountain
- Auf der Burg · Mountain
- Biberberg · Mountain
- Bilstein · Mountain
- Blumenstein · Mountain
- Borberg · Mountain
- Bulstern · Mountain
- Burg · Mountain
- Butterberg · Mountain
- Eikenberg · Mountain
- Eisenberg · Mountain
- Eschenberg · Mountain
- Essenberg · Mountain
- Feldberg · Mountain
- Forsten-Berg · Mountain
- Greten-Berg · Mountain
- Großer Äsberg · Mountain
- Großer Buttenberg · Mountain
- Großer Fahrenberg · Mountain
- Großer Scheffelberg · Mountain
- Hagen · Mountain
- Hallerstein · Mountain
- Hangeberg · Mountain
- Hansenberg · Mountain
- Hardtkopf · Mountain
- Heimberg · Mountain
- Hemberg · Mountain
- Hoppern-Kopf · Mountain
- Hundeschütt · Mountain
- Kalte Buche · Mountain
- Kirchloh · Mountain
- Kleiner Äsberg · Mountain
- Kleiner Fahrenberg · Mountain
- Krautkopf · Mountain
- Kreuzhabuche · Mountain
- Lieberg · Mountain
- Mittelberg · Mountain
- Nehder Kopf · Mountain
- Östenberg · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Fernmeldeturm Allenberg · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Briloner Hochfläche Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia1.3 km SE
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Gimmertal Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia4.5 km S
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Bermecke River River, North Rhine-Westphalia4.3 km NW
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Immental Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia6.1 km NE
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Hab-Berg Mountain, Olsberg6.7 km S
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Scharfenberger Wald Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia5.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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