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Kreis Borken

Located in Regierungsbezirk Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°57′28″ N 6°55′21″ E

Map showing the location of Kreis Borken Kreis Borken
Location in Germany
Population
380,796
380.8K
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Kreis Borken
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport56 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport67 km

About Kreis Borken

Kreis Borken is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 380,796. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Hünsberg and Liesner Wald.

Climate of Kreis Borken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (79 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Kreis Borken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°21°23°22°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)705067506377736575667379

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Borken

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 56 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 29 km to the north.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 56 kmeast
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 67 kmsouthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 29 kmnorth
  • Recklinghausen Population: 122.4K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 48 kmeast
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 48 kmsouth
  • Herne Population: 172.1K 51 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kreis Borken

Within 100 km: 270 historic and cultural sites, 913 natural sites, 536 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Tannenbültenberg Mountain 10 kmS
  • Ramsberg Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Humberg Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Geisheide Natural site 24 kmSE

25–60 km443 places

  • Werse River 53 kmE
  • Strang Lake 53 kmW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 31 kmSE
  • Schmales Meer Lake 40 kmSW

60–100 km1,205 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 80 kmNW
  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 74 kmSW
  • Else River 73 kmSE
  • Ahse River 71 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Kreis Borken and similar cities

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

Measure Kreis Borken Bochum Wuppertal Bielefeld
Population 380.8K 385.7K 360.8K 331.9K
Elevation 65 m 102 m 150 m 111 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 23° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 0° 0° -1°
Annual rainfall 808 mm 1,007 mm 1,087 mm 833 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 57 km 80 km 111 km

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

Places in Kreis Borken

17 places
  1. 1 Bocholt 73.3K
  2. 2 Gronau (Westf.) 50.5K
  3. 3 Borken 43K
  4. 4 Ahaus 40.2K
  5. 5 Vreden 23.1K
  6. 6 Stadtlohn 20.9K
  7. 7 Rhede 19.7K
  8. 8 Gescher 17.4K
  9. 9 Reken 15.1K
  10. 10 Velen 12.7K
  11. 11 Raesfeld 11.7K
  12. 12 Isselburg 11.3K
  13. 13 Südlohn 9.9K
  14. 14 Heek 8.8K
  15. 15 Heiden 8.7K
  16. 16 Legden 7.5K
  17. 17 Schöppingen 7K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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