Mountain

Riesenberg

Located in Werdohl, Märkischer Kreis Coordinates: 51°14′39″ N 7°44′32″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 446 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Werdohl; 2.4 km NE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DTM Dortmund Airport32 km; CGN Cologne Bonn Airport59 km

About Riesenberg

Riesenberg is a mountain. Location: Werdohl, Märkischer Kreis. Elevation: 446 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Reißberg and Sirriner Berg.

Climate of Riesenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (122 mm)
Driest month: April (73 mm)

3° -2°

4° -3°

7° 0°

11° 2°

16° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

20° 11°

16° 8°

12° 5°

6° 1°

4° -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 Riesenberg
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°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-3°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-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 Riesenberg

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hagen, 23 km to the northwest.

Airports

Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 32 kmnorth
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 59 kmsouthwest
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 68 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Hagen Population: 199K 23 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Population: 588.5K 36 kmnorthwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 39 kmwest
Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 41 kmwest
Bochum Population: 385.7K 45 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Riesenberg

Within 100 km: 481 historic and cultural sites, 3,287 natural sites, 848 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

Else River 24 kmNW
Else River 9 kmE
Versetalsperre Lake 8 kmSW
Sorpe Dam Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,317 places

Weibe River 42 kmS
Valme River 48 kmE
Elpe River 49 kmE
Ahse River 49 kmN

60–100 km2,929 places

Wande River 98 kmE
Erpe River 98 kmE
Werse River 88 kmN
Ohe River 84 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Werdohl Town, Werdohl
2.4 km NE
Eveking Village, Werdohl
1.2 km S
Ütterlingsen Village, Werdohl
1.3 km N
Borbecke Village, Werdohl
1.3 km SW
Neuenrade Village, Märkischer Kreis
4.6 km NE
Deitenbecke Village, Werdohl
1.6 km S

Riesenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Reißberg Mountain, Plettenberg
2.1 km SE
Sirriner Berg Mountain, Herscheid
2.5 km SE
Klosterberg Mountain, Neuenrade
3.4 km NE
Sohlberg Mountain, Plettenberg
3.4 km E
Biesenberg Mountain, Werdohl
4.4 km N
Hasenberg Mountain, Plettenberg
4.4 km SE
Verse River, North Rhine-Westphalia
1.5 km SE
Ennest Mountain, Neuenrade
4.7 km NE

Riesenberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources