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Village

Forst

Located in Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 50°48′00″ N 7°41′00″ E

Map showing the location of Forst Forst
Location in Germany
Population
615
615
Elevation
257 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Forst
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport39 km
DTM Dortmund Airport80 km

About Forst

Forst is a village. Location: Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 615. Elevation: 257 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Alserberg and Große Nister.

Climate of Forst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (112 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)10076916773848872808495112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forst

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 39 kmwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 80 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 25 kmeast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 42 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 50 kmsouth
  • Cologne Population: 1M 54 kmwest

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

Day trips from Forst

Within 100 km: 752 historic and cultural sites, 4,175 natural sites, 863 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Weibe River 16 kmNE
  • Wiehltalsperre Lake 16 kmN
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Westerwald Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km1,946 places

  • Else River 49 kmN
  • Aar River 53 kmSE
  • Urbach River 33 kmS
  • Kemper Werth Island 42 kmW

60–100 km3,631 places

  • Olef River 87 kmW
  • Else River 71 kmN
  • Valme River 80 kmNE
  • Ohe River 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Forst

3 places
  1. 1 Forst 634

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

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