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Mountain

Katzenkopf

Located in Irrel, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm Coordinates: 49°51′07″ N 6°27′14″ E

Map showing the location of Katzenkopf Katzenkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
244 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Irrel
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport31 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport59 km

About Katzenkopf

Katzenkopf is a mountain. Location: Irrel, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm. Elevation: 244 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Apelberg and Nims.

Climate of Katzenkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (83 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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 Katzenkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)725965556869735969727683

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Katzenkopf

The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 31 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 59 kmeast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 85 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 84 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 98 kmnortheast
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 106 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Katzenkopf

Within 100 km: 349 historic and cultural sites, 2,812 natural sites, 756 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km150 places

  • Sauer River 14 kmS
  • Our River 12 kmW
  • Talsperre Bitburg Lake 18 kmN
  • Zoonenberg Mountain 17 kmE

25–60 km1,115 places

  • Montagne de Stockem Mountain 54 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 43 kmNW
  • Steiner Berg Mountain 55 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 53 kmN

60–100 km2,652 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 88 kmN
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 89 kmN
  • Étang des Épioux Lake 84 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Irrel Village, Irrel
    0.8 km S
  • Niederweis Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
    1.9 km NE
  • Menningen Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
    3 km SE
  • Prümzurlay Village, Prümzurlay
    2.2 km NW
  • Prümzurlay Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
    2.2 km NW
  • Ferschweiler Village, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
    4.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Apelberg Mountain, Menningen
    2.1 km SE
  • Nims River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.3 km SE
  • Lanbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.4 km E
  • Galgenberg Mountain, Echternacherbrück
    3.3 km S
  • Grasbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.9 km NE
  • Hallberg Mountain, Ralingen
    4.4 km SE
  • Prüm River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    3.4 km S
  • Niederburg Mountain, Bollendorf
    4.9 km W

Sources & licences

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