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Mayen

Located in Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 50°19′37″ N 7°13′55″ E

Mayen
Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
19,713
19.7K
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
23
listed under Mayen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport42 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport60 km

About Mayen

Mayen is a village. Location: Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 19,713. Elevation: 256 m.

From Wikipedia

Mayen (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪən] ) is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, Hausen-Betzing, Hausen and Nitztal. Mayen is the administrative centre of the Vordereifel ‘Collective Municipality’, although it is not part of the municipality.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
58.2 km²
Official website
mayen.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Mayen over time

Population of Mayen over time
1975 21,018
2017 19,116
2019 19,144
2021 19,335
2022 19,708
2023 19,882
2024 19,713
2025 19,794

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Mayen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (65 mm)
Driest month
February (45 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Mayen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)554554486063655357575864

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mayen

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 42 kmsouth
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 60 kmnorth
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 100 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 25 kmeast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 46 kmnorth
  • Cologne Population: 1M 70 kmnorth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 74 kmnorth
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 76 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Mayen

Within 100 km: 634 historic and cultural sites, 3,609 natural sites, 903 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km490 places

  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 17 kmSE
  • Laacher See Lake 10 kmN
  • Wald-See Lake 9 kmNE
  • Rodder Maar Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km1,754 places

  • Schartenknopf Mountain 59 kmW
  • Olef River 59 kmNW
  • Aar River 55 kmE
  • Urbach River 31 kmNE

60–100 km2,902 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 93 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 87 kmNW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 80 kmW
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Mayen

23 places
  1. 1 Mayen 19.4K

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature13

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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