North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Balve
Balve is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has a population of about 11,134 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now8°C
Best timeMay · Jul · Sep
Population11,134
Local time22:39
51.33° N, 7.86° EElevation 237 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal code58802October: high / low14° / 6°
Rain this month97mm
Best timeMay · Jul · Sep
Best: May · Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Balve at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:04 · 18:2310 h 19 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous87% · Moonrise 17:01Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.1Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext concert2 SeptArð · Balver Höhle
Best time to visitMay · Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month23°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJanuary
117 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
69 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 13 km
Weather in Balve
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
8°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 16 km/h · humidity 97%
Today22 Oct12°7°0.9 mm
Fri23 Oct13°7°9 mm
Sat24 Oct11°5°20.8 mm
Sun25 Oct13°6°31.1 mm
Mon26 Oct12°6°
Tue27 Oct17°8°2.7 mm
Wed28 Oct14°7°
Thu29 Oct14°4°
Fri30 Oct16°6°
Sat31 Oct16°3°
When to go to Balve
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 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 42 | 15 | 14 |
| High | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Low | -1° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Rain (mm) | 117 | 91 | 105 | 69 | 85 | 93 | 103 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 109 | 114 |
| Wet days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
What's on in Balve
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Balve
Outdoors around Balve
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
SteinmannAquariums
0.6 kmLenneplattenClimbing
0.6 kmAntoniuspöstchenMountain huts
0.9 kmSGV-Wanderheim Ewald HagedornMountain huts
1 kmGolfplatz Amecke 9-Loch-PlatzGolf courses
1.1 kmQuitmannsturmViewpoints · 514 m
1.6 kmSkiarena HahnenbeckeSki area · 1 lifts
29 kmSkihang TüppelSki area · 0 km of pistes · 1 lifts
36 kmSorpesee SommertauchplatzDive site
4.9 kmSorpesee - WintertauchplatzDive site
5.6 kmTauchschule SorpeseeDive site
6.9 kmTauchschule BuddycheckDive site
13 kmNature around Balve
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Balve
Earthquakes around Balve
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19503magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record8within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.5Erp 3 km ↘1951 · 102 km
5.4Neeritter 1 km ↓1992 · 145 km
5.2Mörsbach 2 km ↗1982 · 67 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 11 · 0 km
Carboniferous · 1Devonian · 10
Formations around the town
Trilobites · 50Haasproetus, Waribole (Waribole), Chaunoproetus, Rabienops, Skemmatopyge, Semiproetus (Macrobole), Eowinterbergia, Belgibole, Helioproetus, Pseudowaribole (Pseudowaribole), Cyrtoproetus (Sinocyrtoproetus), Diacoryphe (Archaeocoryphe)
Ammonites · 42Acutimitoceras, Balvia, Cymaclymenia, Mimimitoceras, Parawocklumeria, Acutimitoceras (Stockumites), Gattendorfia, Kamptoclymenia, Glatziella, Kosmoclymenia, Linguaclymenia, Posttornoceras
Towns and villages around Balve
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Helle1.5 kmWocklum2 kmFrühlinghausen2.2 kmLangenholthausen2.4 kmSanssouci2.5 kmMellen2.7 kmGarbeck2.7 kmVolkringhausen3.2 kmDickenbruch3.3 kmBeckum3.4 kmBenkamp3.4 kmHöveringhausen3.9 kmNiedernhöfen4 kmBinolen4.3 kmKäsberg4.4 kmBlintrop4.7 kmStephanopel5.3 kmHorst5.4 kmWinterhof5.5 kmKlusenstein5.7 kmLeveringhausen5.8 kmKüntrop6 kmGrübeck6 kmEisborn6.3 kmHeppingserbach6.3 kmFreientrop6.3 kmHembecke6.4 kmAffeln6.4 kmHeide6.5 kmHeppingsen6.5 kmFriedrichstal6.5 kmAltenaffeln6.7 kmRiemke6.9 kmBerentrop7.2 kmOberrödinghausen7.4 kmApricke7.6 kmRödinghausen7.7 kmHönnetal7.7 kmHespe7.7 kmAsbeck7.7 kmWachmecke7.8 kmBöingsen7.8 kmNeuenrade7.9 kmBerge8.1 kmDahle8.4 kmSteinhausen8.4 kmBredenbruch8.6 kmIhmerterbach8.8 kmHüingsen8.9 kmHemer9 kmUrbecke9 kmWestendorf9.1 kmIm Hasberg9.3 kmBrelen9.3 kmOese9.3 kmKettling9.3 kmHöcklingsen9.5 kmOelinghauserkamp9.5 kmLendringsen9.6 kmTeindeln9.8 kmBieberberg10 kmHilfringhausen10 kmBlemke10 kmEdelburg10 kmLürbke10 kmBremke10 kmWerdohl10 kmEiringhausen11 kmOhle11 kmWermingsen11 kmBerkenhofskamp11 kmLeinschede11 kmKesbern11 kmBilveringsen11 kmDahlsen11 kmNettenscheid11 kmBöddinghausen11 kmSteinwinkel11 kmPapenkuhle11 kmLandhausen12 km
Balve from above
Around Balve41 places to see, do and reach nearby
HönneNature9.0 kmBaarbachNature11 kmAbbabachNature11 kmBalve CaveNature1.0 kmOeseNature7.2 kmBieberbach, North Rhine-WestphaliaNature7.8 kmHunau-GipfelMountain39 kmHärdlerMountain36 kmBastenbergMountain36 kmHohe HesselMountain37 kmJübergMountain37 kmStüppelMountain39 kmSkiarena HahnenbeckeSki area29 kmSkihang TüppelSki area36 kmSorpesee SommertauchplatzDive site4.9 kmSorpesee - WintertauchplatzDive site5.6 kmTauchschule SorpeseeDive site6.9 kmSt. Blasius, BalveMonument0.3 kmLuisenhütteMonument1.4 kmSchloß WocklumMonument2.0 kmJüdischer Friedhof, BalveMonument0.4 kmAmtsgericht BalveMonumentunder 100 mHerdringen CastleMonument12 kmVilla KluteMonument12 kmSt. Peter und Paul, HemerMonument10 kmMuseum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Balve)Museum1.4 kmLuisenhütte Balve-WocklumMuseum1.4 kmMaste-BarendorfMuseum15 kmFelsenmeermuseumMuseum8.4 kmCity museum of WerdohlMuseum11 kmBalveStation0.1 kmBalve-GarbeckStation2.0 kmBinolenStation4.5 kmHevetalFerry port22 kmSperrmauerFerry port22 kmArnsbergPlace16 kmIserlohnPlace12 kmLüdenscheidPlace21 kmSchwertePlace24 kmHemerPlace9.0 kmAttendornPlace23 km
Postal code
58802
Getting to Balve
Dortmund AirportDTM
27 kmPaderborn Lippstadt AirportPAD
61 kmCologne Bonn AirportCGN
72 kmBalveRailway station
0.1 kmBalve-GarbeckRailway station
2 kmBinolenRailway station
4.5 kmHevetalDelecke · Sperrmauer
22 kmSperrmauerDelecke · Hevetal
22 kmPlaces near Balve
Places with a climate like Balve
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Balve?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Balve.
What is the hottest month in Balve?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23°C and lows of 12°C.
What is the coldest month in Balve?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 4°C and lows of -1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Balve?
January is the wettest month with about 117 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Balve?
The postal code of Balve is 58802.