Municipality

Kreis Recklinghausen

Located in Regierungsbezirk Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°39′59″ N 7°09′19″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 621,305; 621.3K
Elevation: 52 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 10; listed under Kreis Recklinghausen
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: DTM Dortmund Airport36 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport50 km

About Kreis Recklinghausen

Kreis Recklinghausen is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 621,305. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Sickingmühler Bach and Forst Haltern.

Photos of Kreis Recklinghausen

Stimberg Mag4music · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schwarzer Berg Gunu48 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kibitzberg Werner Buzan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schloß Lembeck Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Kreis Recklinghausen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (85 mm)
Driest month: February (56 mm)

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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 Recklinghausen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	14°	19°	21°	24°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	5°	9°	12°	14°	13°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	76	56	70	57	66	85	80	74	76	69	78	85

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kreis Recklinghausen

The nearest airport is Dortmund Airport (DTM), 36 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Recklinghausen, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 36 kmsoutheast
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 50 kmsouthwest
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Recklinghausen Population: 122.4K 7 kmsoutheast
Herne Population: 172.1K 15 kmsouth
Gelsenkirchen Population: 270K 18 kmsouth
Bochum Population: 385.7K 21 kmsouth
Bottrop Population: 119.9K 22 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kreis Recklinghausen

Within 100 km: 365 historic and cultural sites, 1,425 natural sites, 675 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km121 places

Halterner Talsperre Lake 10 kmNE
Waldbeerenberg Mountain 11 kmN
Vogelberg Mountain 15 kmN
Rennberg Mountain 6 kmNE

25–60 km633 places

Else River 39 kmSE
Werse River 55 kmNE
Ahse River 48 kmE
Seilersee Lake 50 kmSE

60–100 km1,711 places

Kasteel Arcen Historic site 71 kmW
Else River 70 kmSE
Valme River 93 kmE
Elpe River 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.