- Local time
- Europe/Berlin
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 593,085
- Elevation
- 83 m
- Airports
- DUS
- 25 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,990 km
- 6 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Essen, month by month
- Jan4°
- Feb6°
- Mar10°
- Apr15°
- May19°
- Jun22°
- Jul24°
- Aug23°
- Sept20°
- Oct15°
- Nov9°
- Dec5°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to September.
Mean highs run from 4°C in January to 24°C in July, with about 842 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for EssenModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Essen itself; these are the nearest.
- DUSDüsseldorf AirportLarge · Düsseldorf25 km from the centre
- DTMDortmund AirportLarge · Dortmund42 km from the centre
- NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) AirportLarge · Duisburg62 km from the centre
- CGNCologne Bonn AirportLarge · Cologne66 km from the centre
- FMOMünster Osnabrück AirportLarge · Greven89 km from the centre
- MSTMaastricht Aachen AirportLarge · Maastricht106 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBEssen
4,990 km
6 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHEssen
5,020 km
6 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Essen right now.
- Local time
- Europe/Berlin
- Country
- Germany
- Currency
- Euro EURToday's indicative rate: EUR 1 ≈ USD 1.12Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +49 · On the right
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