Municipality

Märkischer Kreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°15′50″ N 7°44′30″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 408,046; 408K
Elevation: 186 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 17; listed under Märkischer Kreis
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DTM Dortmund Airport30 km; CGN Cologne Bonn Airport61 km

About Märkischer Kreis

Märkischer Kreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 408,046. Elevation: 186 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Verse and Solmbecke.

Photos of Märkischer Kreis

Nordhelle Milseburg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ebberg Michael Kramer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Salam Mosque Ceddyfresse · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Märkischer Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (122 mm)
Driest month: April (73 mm)

4° 0°

5° -1°

8° 2°

12° 4°

18° 8°

20° 11°

22° 13°

18° 10°

13° 7°

8° 3°

5° 1°

Jan

121

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

101

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

110

Dec

122

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 Märkischer Kreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	121	82	98	73	78	92	101	82	92	89	110	122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Märkischer Kreis

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hagen, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 30 kmnorth
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 61 kmsouthwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 68 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Hagen Population: 199K 22 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Population: 588.5K 34 kmnorthwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 39 kmwest
Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 41 kmwest
Bochum Population: 385.7K 44 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Märkischer Kreis

Within 100 km: 473 historic and cultural sites, 3,235 natural sites, 843 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

Else River 22 kmNW
Else River 10 kmSE
Versetalsperre Lake 10 kmSW
Sorpe Dam Lake 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,279 places

Weibe River 44 kmS
Valme River 47 kmE
Elpe River 48 kmE
Ahse River 47 kmN

60–100 km2,910 places

Wande River 97 kmE
Erpe River 98 kmE
Werse River 86 kmN
Ohe River 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.