Vulkaneifel
Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 50°15′09″ N 6°44′53″ E
- Population
- 59,313
- 59.3K
- Elevation
- 530 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 109
- listed under Vulkaneifel
- Airports
- HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport50 km
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport74 km
About Vulkaneifel
Vulkaneifel is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 59,313. Elevation: 530 m.
Vulkaneifel (German pronunciation: [vʊlˈkaːnʔaɪfl̩]) is a district (Kreis) in the northwest of the state Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the least densely populated district in the state and the fourth most sparsely populated district in Germany. The administrative centre of the district is in Daun. Neighboring districts are Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Ahrweiler, Mayen-Koblenz, Cochem-Zell, Bernkastel-Wittlich, and Bitburg-Prüm.
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Population of Vulkaneifel over time
| 1970 | 57,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,400 | |
| 2020 | 60,777 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Vulkaneifel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (107 mm)
- Driest month
- August (64 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 77 | 89 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 64 | 81 | 83 | 95 | 107 |
How to get to Vulkaneifel
The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 50 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 56 km to the south.
Airports
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 50 kmsoutheast
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 74 kmnorth
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 80 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Trier Population: 100.1K 56 kmsouth
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 59 kmnortheast
- Koblenz Population: 107.3K 60 kmeast
- Aachen Population: 265.2K 75 kmnorthwest
- Cologne Population: 1M 77 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vulkaneifel
Within 100 km: 557 historic and cultural sites, 2,958 natural sites, 854 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km530 places
- Weinfelder Maar Lake 11 kmSE
- Pulvermaar Lake 18 kmSE
- Meerfelder Maar Lake 17 kmS
- Gemündener Maar Lake 10 kmSE
25–60 km1,510 places
- Lac de Robertville Lake 49 kmNW
- Steinkopf Mountain 41 kmW
- Steiner Berg Mountain 47 kmW
- Schartenknopf Mountain 26 kmW
60–100 km2,329 places
- Île du Moulin Island 89 kmNW
- Île Monsin Island 91 kmNW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 90 kmNW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Vulkaneifel and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Vulkaneifel | Landshut | Bayreuth | Detmold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 59.3K | 71.9K | 72.9K | 73.7K |
| Elevation | 530 m | 488 m | 338 m | 135 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -3° | -4° | -3° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 988 mm | 807 mm | 810 mm | 969 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 437 km | 347 km | 239 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Vulkaneifel
109 places- 61 Meisburg 231
- 62 Immerath 230
- 63 Mückeln 226
- 64 Hinterweiler 221
- 65 Berlingen 217
- 66 Dohm-Lammersdorf 212
- 67 Steineberg 202
- 68 Bodenbach 201
- 69 Boxberg 199
- 70 Lirstal 195
- 71 Kerschenbach 194
- 72 Steiningen 193
- 73 Brockscheid 193
- 74 Reuth 181
- 75 Utzerath 172
- 76 Sarmersbach 170
- 77 Berenbach 166
- 78 Kaperich 165
- 79 Drees 161
- 80 Mosbruch 159
- 81 Kopp 154
- 82 Katzwinkel 145
- 83 Kradenbach 139
- 84 Neichen 137
- 85 Winkel (Eifel) 134
- 86 Bereborn 130
- 87 Schutz 130
- 88 Arbach 124
- 89 Hörschhausen 123
- 90 Oberelz 122
- 91 Scheid 122
- 92 Horperath 119
- 93 Hörscheid 119
- 94 Kötterichen 117
- 95 Gunderath 115
- 96 Welcherath 110
- 97 Kolverath 102
- 98 Sassen 94
- 99 Gefell 90
- 100 Beinhausen 88
- 101 Gelenberg 85
- 102 Brücktal 80
- 103 Basberg 78
- 104 Borler 75
- 105 Kirsbach 75
- 106 Reimerath 70
- 107 Ueß 59
- 108 Saxler 58
- 109 Nitz 29
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dockweiler Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate4.3 km E
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Kolverath Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate5.3 km SE
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Dreiser Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate5.8 km E
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Hochheimer Haardt Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate5.9 km NE
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Lier Wiese Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate6.3 km NW
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Pelmer Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate6.6 km SW
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Brücker Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate6.7 km E
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Hayerbusch Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate7 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources