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Rote Heck

Located in Kelberg, Vulkaneifel Coordinates: 50°18′43″ N 6°56′27″ E

Map showing the location of Rote Heck Rote Heck
Location in Germany
Elevation
639 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Reimerath
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport47 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport63 km

About Rote Heck

Rote Heck is a mountain. Location: Kelberg, Vulkaneifel. Elevation: 639 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Elsberg and Gewader-Köpfchen.

Climate of Rote Heck

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Rote Heck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°1°6°8°10°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9473856572777362778091104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rote Heck

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 46 km to the east.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 47 kmsoutheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 63 kmnorth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 92 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 46 kmeast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 48 kmnorth
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Cologne Population: 1M 69 kmnorth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 76 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rote Heck

Within 100 km: 570 historic and cultural sites, 3,112 natural sites, 866 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km535 places

  • Weinfelder Maar Lake 16 kmSW
  • Pulvermaar Lake 20 kmS
  • Gemündener Maar Lake 17 kmSW
  • Rodder Maar Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,631 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 56 kmW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 39 kmW
  • Roderhöhe Mountain 51 kmW
  • Reinersberg Mountain 58 kmW

60–100 km2,382 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 99 kmW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 99 kmNW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 74 kmNW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 69 kmNW

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