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Westerwaldkreis

Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 50°31′20″ N 7°52′13″ E

Map showing the location of Westerwaldkreis Westerwaldkreis
Location in Germany
Population
207,803
207.8K
Elevation
437 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
192
listed under Westerwaldkreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport64 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport74 km

About Westerwaldkreis

Westerwaldkreis is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 207,803. Elevation: 437 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Ober Wald and Dreifelder Weiher.

Climate of Westerwaldkreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Westerwaldkreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°10°11°11°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8970846269778066748088101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westerwaldkreis

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 28 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 64 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 74 kmsoutheast
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 77 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 28 kmsouthwest
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 41 kmnorth
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 55 kmsoutheast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 67 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Westerwaldkreis

Within 100 km: 787 historic and cultural sites, 4,295 natural sites, 875 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km372 places

  • Aar River 20 kmSE
  • Urbach River 24 kmW
  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 21 kmNE
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km2,008 places

  • Weibe River 40 kmN
  • Mariannenaue Island 59 kmS
  • Königsklinger Aue Island 59 kmS
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 47 kmSW

60–100 km3,577 places

  • Olef River 97 kmW
  • Else River 79 kmN
  • Ohe River 65 kmNE
  • Modau River 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Westerwaldkreis and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Westerwaldkreis Lübeck Hagen Rostock
Population 207.8K 212.2K 199K 198.3K
Elevation 437 m 16 m 111 m 18 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -2° -1° -2°
Annual rainfall 940 mm 674 mm 980 mm 596 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 419 km 97 km 492 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Westerwaldkreis

192 places
  1. 181 Steinen 219
  2. 182 Mähren 216
  3. 183 Waigandshain 213
  4. 184 Bretthausen 211
  5. 185 Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod 197
  6. 186 Homberg 189
  7. 187 Arnshöfen 179
  8. 188 Niedersayn 171
  9. 189 Linden 151
  10. 190 Welkenbach 150
  11. 191 Kuhnhöfen 148
  12. 192 Heuzert 122

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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