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Mountain

Forst

Located in Kesseling, Landkreis Ahrweiler Coordinates: 50°28′18″ N 7°00′21″ E

Map showing the location of Forst Forst
Location in Germany
Elevation
497 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kesseling
1.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport45 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport61 km

About Forst

Forst is a mountain. Location: Kesseling, Landkreis Ahrweiler. Elevation: 497 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Rott and Weierscheid.

Climate of Forst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Forst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°7°11°16°18°21°21°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°11°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)826678627074766372748191

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forst

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 30 km to the north.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 45 kmnorth
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 61 kmsouth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 93 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 30 kmnorth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 43 kmeast
  • Cologne Population: 1M 51 kmnorth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 58 kmnorth
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 62 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Forst

Within 100 km: 620 historic and cultural sites, 3,141 natural sites, 892 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km553 places

  • Laacher See Lake 20 kmE
  • Talsperre Steinbach Lake 18 kmNW
  • Wald-See Lake 23 kmE
  • Rodder Maar Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km1,643 places

  • Schartenknopf Mountain 46 kmW
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 54 kmW
  • Petersberg Mountain 48 kmW
  • Langer Berg Mountain 59 kmW

60–100 km2,457 places

  • Île Monsin Island 99 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 97 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 73 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 66 kmW

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