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Village

Balve

Located in Märkischer Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg Coordinates: 51°19′38″ N 7°51′51″ E

Map showing the location of Balve Balve
Location in Germany
Population
11,240
11.2K
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
38
listed under Balve
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DTM Dortmund Airport28 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport61 km

About Balve

Balve is a village. Location: Märkischer Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. Population: 11,240. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Glarbach and Borke.

Climate of Balve

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (122 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Balve
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°20°22°22°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1188210074779399818990108122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balve

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

Airports

  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 28 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 61 kmnortheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 72 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hagen Population: 199K 28 kmwest
  • Dortmund Population: 588.5K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Hamm Population: 179K 39 kmnorth
  • Bochum Population: 385.7K 48 kmwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 50 kmwest

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

Day trips from Balve

Within 100 km: 432 historic and cultural sites, 3,317 natural sites, 823 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km406 places

  • Else River 24 kmNW
  • Else River 11 kmS
  • Versetalsperre Lake 20 kmSW
  • Sorpe Dam Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km1,346 places

  • Weibe River 50 kmS
  • Valme River 37 kmE
  • Liese River 57 kmSE
  • Elpe River 38 kmE

60–100 km2,820 places

  • Wande River 88 kmE
  • Erpe River 88 kmE
  • Werse River 80 kmN
  • Ohe River 83 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Balve

38 places
  1. 1 Balve 12.3K

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

Cities & villages18

Mountains & nature19

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Glarbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    1.6 km N
  • Borke River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    1.9 km NE
  • Orlebach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    1.9 km NE
  • Wellingse River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.3 km SE
  • Mostenberg Mountain, Neuenrade
    4.4 km S
  • Balver Wald Mountain, Hemer
    4 km NW

Sources & licences

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