Mountain

Krettenberg

Located in Harbach, Landkreis Altenkirchen Coordinates: 50°51′33″ N 7°51′20″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 352 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Niederfischbach; 1.3 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CGN Cologne Bonn Airport50 km; DTM Dortmund Airport75 km

About Krettenberg

Krettenberg is a mountain. Location: Harbach, Landkreis Altenkirchen. Elevation: 352 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Gompertsknapp and Wasenecke.

Climate of Krettenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (117 mm)
Driest month: April (68 mm)

3° -2°

4° -2°

8° 0°

12° 2°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

22° 11°

17° 8°

12° 5°

7° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

108

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

100

Dec

117

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 Krettenberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	17°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	108	79	96	68	73	85	89	74	83	87	100	117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Krettenberg

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 12 km to the east.

Airports

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 50 kmwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 75 kmnorth
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 90 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Siegen Population: 107.2K 12 kmeast
Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 53 kmwest
Bonn Population: 330.6K 55 kmwest
Remscheid Population: 117.1K 59 kmnorthwest
Koblenz Population: 107.3K 60 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Krettenberg

Within 100 km: 715 historic and cultural sites, 4,225 natural sites, 821 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km318 places

Weibe River 2 kmNE
Lister Talsperre Lake 25 kmN
Wiehltalsperre Lake 15 kmNW
Breitenbachtalsperre Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,931 places

Else River 41 kmN
Ohe River 60 kmE
Aar River 56 kmS
Urbach River 44 kmSW

60–100 km3,512 places

Else River 67 kmN
Valme River 68 kmNE
Ogge River 75 kmNE
Lumda River 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Niederfischbach Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen
1.3 km SE
Harbach Village, Harbach
0.8 km NW
Niederfischbach Town, Niederfischbach
1.3 km SE
Freudenberg Village, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
4.4 km NE
Freudenberg Town, Freudenberg
4.4 km N
Hüttseifen Village, Niederfischbach
0.7 km NE

Krettenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gompertsknapp Mountain, Kirchen (Sieg)
2.1 km SW
Wasenecke Mountain, Niederfischbach
2.4 km SE
Hohe Ley Mountain, Harbach
2.1 km N
Spitzer Stein Mountain, Niederfischbach
3.3 km E
Trulichsberg Mountain, Freudenberg
3.4 km N
Ziegenberg Mountain, Freudenberg
2.8 km NE
Hülsberg Mountain, Freudenberg
3.8 km NE
Giebelberg Mountain, Niederfischbach
4.2 km SE

Krettenberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources