Village

Gilzem

Located in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°52′00″ N 6°31′00″ E

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Population: 443; 443
Elevation: 349 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Gilzem
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport35 km; HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport54 km

About Gilzem

Gilzem is a village. Location: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 443. Elevation: 349 m.

From Wikipedia

Gilzem is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 5 km²
Official website: vg-suedeifel.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Gilzem over time

Population of Gilzem over time
1975		370
2017		427
2019		430
2021		434
2022		429
2023		424
2024		443
2025		433

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Gilzem

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (87 mm)
Driest month: April (56 mm)

3° -1°

5° -2°

9° 1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

20° 10°

23° 12°

18° 9°

13° 6°

7° 2°

4° 0°

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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

Climate of Gilzem
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	12°	17°	20°	23°	23°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	75	61	68	56	69	71	72	60	69	74	78	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gilzem

The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 15 km to the southeast.

Airports

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 35 kmsouthwest
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 54 kmeast
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 84 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Trier Population: 100.1K 15 kmsoutheast
Saarbrücken Population: 183K 79 kmsoutheast
Metz Population: 123.9K 87 kmsouth
Koblenz Population: 107.3K 93 kmnortheast
Bonn Population: 330.6K 105 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gilzem

Within 100 km: 377 historic and cultural sites, 2,879 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

Sauer River 15 kmS
Our River 16 kmW
Talsperre Bitburg Lake 18 kmN
Zoonenberg Mountain 12 kmE

25–60 km1,130 places

Montagne de Stockem Mountain 59 kmW
Steinkopf Mountain 44 kmNW
Steiner Berg Mountain 56 kmNW
Schartenknopf Mountain 52 kmN

60–100 km2,724 places

Lac de la Gileppe Lake 88 kmNW
Lac d'Eupen Lake 89 kmN
Étang des Épioux Lake 89 kmW
Lac de Nisramont Lake 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gilzem

1 place

1 Gilzem 405

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mecklerhöhe Mountain, Meckel
1.2 km N
Helenenberg Kreuzherrenkloster Attraction, Welschbillig
2.3 km SE
Apelberg Mountain, Menningen
3.6 km SW
Hallberg Mountain, Ralingen
4.2 km S
Grasbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
3.4 km W
Katzenkopf Mountain, Irrel
4.8 km W