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Village

Velen

Located in Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster Coordinates: 51°53′41″ N 6°58′16″ E

Map showing the location of Velen Velen
Location in Germany
Population
12,678
12.7K
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Velen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport56 km
DTM Dortmund Airport61 km

About Velen

Velen is a village. Location: Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster. Population: 12,678. Elevation: 55 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Vennbach and Thesingbach.

Climate of Velen

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 Velen
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 Velen

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Recklinghausen, 35 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 56 kmnortheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 61 kmsoutheast
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 66 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Recklinghausen Population: 122.4K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 36 kmnorth
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 41 kmsouth
  • Herne Population: 172.1K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Gelsenkirchen Population: 270K 44 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Velen

Within 100 km: 281 historic and cultural sites, 994 natural sites, 564 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km103 places

  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 24 kmSE
  • Zippenberg Mountain 25 kmE
  • Waldbeerenberg Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Vogelberg Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km456 places

  • Werse River 51 kmE
  • Strang Lake 55 kmW
  • Schmales Meer Lake 40 kmW
  • Millinger Meer Lake 41 kmW

60–100 km1,280 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 87 kmNW
  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 72 kmSW
  • Else River 66 kmSE
  • Else River 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Velen

10 places
  1. 1 Velen 13.1K

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

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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