North Rhine-Westphalia
Local name: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Located in Germany Coordinates: 51°13′08″ N 6°45′48″ E
- Population
- 18,077,762
- 18.1M
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1,355
- listed under North Rhine-Westphalia
- Airports
- DUS Düsseldorf Airport8 km
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport47 km
About North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is a region. Location: Germany. Population: 18,077,762.
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen [ˌnɔɐtʁaɪn vɛstˈfaːlən] ), commonly shortened to NRW, is a landlocked state (Land) in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states (Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen), it is also the most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of 34,084 km2 (13,160 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest German state by size.
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Places bordering North Rhine-Westphalia
Population of North Rhine-Westphalia over time
| 2013 | 17,572,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17,932,651 | |
| 2022 | 17,890,489 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of North Rhine-Westphalia
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (80 mm)
- Driest month
- April (51 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 52 | 66 | 51 | 67 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 66 | 62 | 68 | 74 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to North Rhine-Westphalia
The nearest airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Düsseldorf, 1 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 8 kmnorth
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 47 kmsoutheast
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 61 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Düsseldorf Population: 618.7K 1 kmnortheast
- Neuss Population: 152.5K 6 kmsouthwest
- Krefeld Population: 238K 20 kmnorthwest
- Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 23 kmwest
- Solingen Population: 164.4K 23 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
1,355 placesCities & villages2
- Settenbeck · Village
- Stegskopf · Village
Mountains & nature16
- Schwerter Wald · Natural site
- Selgenbusch · Natural site
- Siebengebirge · Mountain
- Sonnenborn · Natural site
- Speldorfer Wald · Natural site
- Staatsforst Kottenforst · Natural site
- Staatsforst Lange Kamp · Natural site
- Staatsforst Langenholzhausen · Natural site
- Staatsforst Münster · Natural site
- Stadtforst Salzufler · Natural site
- Stadtholz · Natural site
- Stadtwald · Natural site
- Steinberge · Mountain
- Steinheide · Natural site
- Steinheimer Holz · Natural site
- Sternbusch · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts42
- Schwienebach · River
- Seilersee · Lake
- Selbecke · River
- Selmer Bach · River
- Sengbachtalsperre · Lake
- Sennebach · River
- Seseke · River
- Sessmarbach · River
- Setmecke · River
- Sickingmühler Bach · River
- Sieg · River
- Siegenbach · River
- Siegewinkelbach · River
- Siekbach · River
- Silberbach · River
- Silberbach · River
- Simmeler Bach · River
- Simmer · River
- Sitterbach · River
- Soestbach · River
- Solchbach · River
- Solmbecke · River
- Solmborn · River
- Sorpe · River
- Sorpe · River
- Sorpe Dam · Lake
- Spechtsbach · River
- Speckengraben · River
- Spring · River
- Sprungbach · River
- Stapelbach · River
- Steinagger · River
- Steinbach · River
- Steinfurter Aa · River
- Steinwässerung · River
- Sterbecke · River
- Stever · River
- Stockumer Bach · River
- Stockumer Bach · River
- Störmeder Bach · River
- Strang · Lake
- Strothe · River
Largest cities and towns
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Cologne, Urban District Municipality, Cologne District1M
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Kreisfreie Stadt Essen Municipality, Düsseldorf District574.7K
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Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum Municipality, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg358.7K
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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Municipality, Cologne District605.4K
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Cologne City, Cologne1M -
Städteregion Aachen Municipality, Cologne District582.4K
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Cologne Village, Cologne, Urban District1M
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Kreis Mettmann Municipality, Düsseldorf District490.9K
Nature and heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources