North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Aachen
Aachen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 266 m above sea level. It has a population of about 263,703 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Population263,703
Local time16:24
50.78° N, 6.08° EElevation 266 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes52045, 52049 …October: high / low15° / 8°
Rain this month76mm
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Aachen at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:10 · 18:3110 h 21 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:55Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.4Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext concert12 NovWater Damage · Musikbunker Aachen
Best time to visitMay–Jun · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in July
Coolest month1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthDecember
89 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
60 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
2 of them World Heritage
How Aachen has grown
People living in the built-up area (60 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+4%210k in 1975 → 219k in 2025Weather in Aachen
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 26 km/h · humidity 81%
Today22 Oct12°6°1 mm
Fri23 Oct14°7°4.3 mm
Sat24 Oct12°6°14 mm
Sun25 Oct14°9°18.3 mm
Mon26 Oct14°8°6.3 mm
Tue27 Oct18°13°1 mm
Wed28 Oct17°9°2 mm
Thu29 Oct15°4°
Fri30 Oct16°6°
Sat31 Oct16°7°
When to go to Aachen
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 16 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 47 | 18 | 15 |
| High | 6° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 6° |
| Low | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 74 | 77 | 60 | 75 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 89 |
| Wet days | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
What's on in Aachen
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Aachen's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Aachen
UNESCO0.2 km
Aachen CathedralBuilt 801
UNESCO0.2 km
Aachen Chapel of HungaryBuilt 1367
0.3 km
St. Michael's Church, AachenBuilt 1618
0.4 km
ElisabethhalleBuilt 1911
0.7 km
Hotel QuellenhofBuilt 1916
2.1 km
Herz Jesu, AachenBuilt 1910
Museum0.9 km
Suermondt-Ludwig-MuseumBuilt 1883
Museum1.4 km
Ludwig Forum für Internationale KunstBuilt 1991More museums: Burg Frankenberg · CHIO Aachen-Museum
Outdoors around Aachen
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Camp sites43Viewpoints25Golf courses8Zoos4Climbing3Hot springs & thermal baths2Water parks2Mountain huts1Theme parks1
SchlangenbergViewpoints
0.3 kmMosaquaWater parks
0.4 kmEuroParcs GulperbergCamp sites
0.6 kmDe Zuid Limburgse Golf & Country Club WittemGolf courses
0.6 kmBerghut HalverwegeMountain huts · 246 m
0.7 kmAquana Sauna & FreizeitbadWater parks
0.7 kmSki Alpin OvifatSki area · 2 km of pistes · 4 lifts
34 kmSport BaumannDive site
1.7 kmBasis am BlausteinseeDive site
15 kmDive site
16 kmBlausteinseeDive site
16 kmNature around Aachen
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Aachen
Earthquakes around Aachen
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19504magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record11within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.5Erp 3 km ↘1951 · 47 km
5.4Neeritter 1 km ↓1992 · 46 km
5.2Mörsbach 2 km ↗1982 · 121 km
5.0Hodeige 0 km →1983 · 53 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 3 · 0 km
Cretaceous · 3
Formations around the town
Mosasaurs · 1Hainosaurus
Ammonites · 1Glyptoxoceras
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
RWTH Aachen UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1870
FH AachenUniversity or college · founded 1971
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPTResearch institute · founded 1980
Aachener Institut für Bauschadensforschung und Angewandte BauphysikResearch institute · founded 1985
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1985
AccessResearch institute · founded 1986
Institut für UnternehmenskybernetikResearch institute · founded 1988
DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsResearch institute
Microstructure and PoresResearch institute
Towns and villages around Aachen
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Wildbach2.6 kmMelaten2.7 kmHand3.9 kmBerensberg3.9 kmHaarenheidchen4.4 kmGrünenthal4.5 kmRumpen4.7 kmUrsfeld5.1 kmVerlautenheide5.5 kmKämpchen5.5 kmWilsberg5.8 kmWürselen5.9 kmBank5.9 kmFörsterheide6 kmDobach6.1 kmNiederforstbach6.8 kmFreund7.1 kmWeiden7.1 kmEntenplatz7.2 kmKlink-Heide7.3 kmBardenberg7.4 kmHühnernest7.7 kmPley7.9 kmPannesheide7.9 kmLichtenbusch7.9 kmBroichweiden7.9 kmSchleckheim8 kmBirk8 kmKrauthausen8.3 kmVorweiden8.4 kmKohlberg8.4 kmNiederbardenberg8.5 kmStraß8.8 kmNütheim8.9 kmKämerhof9.1 kmWefelen9.2 kmDorff9.2 kmSchleibach9.2 kmEuchen9.3 kmFeldgen9.3 kmLinden-Neusen9.4 kmMaubach9.5 kmMünsterbusch9.5 kmNeusen9.5 kmBüsbach9.6 kmReifeld9.6 kmBroich9.7 kmDuffesheide9.8 kmBrandenburg9.8 kmRuif10 kmStolberg10 kmMarienthal10 kmWalheim - Hahn10 kmHerzogenrath10 kmOfden10 kmNoppenberg10 kmBierstraß10 kmBreinigerheide11 kmSchützheide11 kmBirkengang11 kmSief11 kmBroicher Siedlung11 kmZopp11 kmBreinig11 kmOttenfeld11 kmSankt Jöris11 kmSchmithof11 kmBinsfeldhammer11 kmFriesenrath11 kmAue11 kmKellersberg11 kmVenwegen12 kmBernardshammer12 kmBreinigerberg12 kmSiedlung Ritzerfeld12 kmMariadorf12 kmBusch12 kmBegau12 kmNordstern12 kmWorm12 km
Aachen from above
Around Aachen40 places to see, do and reach nearby
GeulNature6.7 kmVichtbachNature9.8 kmPauNature1.0 kmBeverbach, North Rhine-WestphaliaNature5.8 kmOehlNature8.0 kmPaunellNature1.0 kmSignal de BotrangeMountain31 kmBaraque MichelMountain29 kmStelingMountain24 kmHohe MarkMountain34 kmGiesbergMountain38 kmEigartMountain35 kmSki Alpin OvifatSki area34 kmSport BaumannDive site1.7 kmBasis am BlausteinseeDive site15 kmDive siteDive site16 kmAachen CathedralMonument0.2 kmAachen Chapel of HungaryMonument0.2 kmSt. Michael's Church, AachenMonument0.3 kmElisabethhalleMonument0.4 kmHotel QuellenhofMonument0.7 kmHerz Jesu, AachenMonument2.1 kmAachen Town HallMonumentunder 100 mAachen Central StationMonument1.1 kmSuermondt-Ludwig-MuseumMuseum0.9 kmLudwig Forum für Internationale KunstMuseum1.4 kmCouven-MuseumMuseum0.1 kmCentre CharlemagneMuseum0.1 kmInternational newspaper museumMuseumunder 100 mAachen WestStation1.1 kmAachen HauptbahnhofStation1.1 kmAachen SchanzStation1.0 kmEijsdenFerry port27 kmLanayeFerry port27 kmEschweilerPlace14 kmStolbergPlace10 kmHerzogenrathPlace10 kmAlsdorfPlace12 kmWürselenPlace5.8 kmLandgraafPlace15 km
Postal codes
5204552049520545205652058–5206052062520645206652068520705207252074520785208452090
Getting to Aachen
Maastricht Aachen AirportMST
27 kmLiège AirportLGG
48 kmDüsseldorf AirportDUS
74 kmAachen WestRailway station
1.1 kmAachen HauptbahnhofRailway station
1.1 kmAachen SchanzRailway station
1 kmEijsdenLanaye
27 kmLanayeEijsden
27 kmPlaces near Aachen
Places with a climate like Aachen
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Aachen?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, June and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Aachen.
What is the hottest month in Aachen?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Aachen?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 6°C and lows of 1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Aachen?
December is the wettest month with about 89 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Aachen?
Aachen has 17 postal codes: 52045, 52049, 52054, 52056, 52058–52060, 52062, 52064, 52066, 52068, 52070, 52072, 52074 ….