Düsseldorf

City in Germany: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Düsseldorf Panorama

Düsseldorf Panorama: Kai Pilger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Düsseldorf is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. About 618,685 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Germany in our atlas.

It lies at 51.22° N, 6.78° E, about 42 m (138 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Berlin time zone.

Location

Red dot: Düsseldorf. Green dots: other major cities of Germany. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Düsseldorf has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 790 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

4°-1°Jan746°-1°Feb6210°1°Mar5915°4°Apr4419°8°May6422°12°Jun6825°14°Jul7524°14°Aug7920°10°Sep5715°6°Oct619°3°Nov705°0°Dec77mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

PSD Bank Dome
PSD Bank DomeArchitectural structure
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Kunsthalle DüsseldorfMuseum in Germany
Arag-Tower
Arag-TowerArchitectural structure
Castra Novaesium
Castra NovaesiumRoman fort
Düsseldorfer Schloss
Düsseldorfer SchlossGerman castle in Düsseldorf
Löbbecke Museum und Aquazoo
Löbbecke Museum und AquazooMuseum and aquarium in Düsseldorf, Germany
Düsseldorf Botanical Garden
Düsseldorf Botanical GardenBotanical garden
Palais Wittgenstein
Palais WittgensteinTheatre in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in GermanyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Düsseldorf Panorama: Kai Pilger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Dome1: Heiko Tomaszewski - Darkstar1970, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Kunsthalle Düsseldorf-5746: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • ARAG-Tower: ARAG Allgemeine Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Novaesium BJ 1904 tab 03: Constantin Koenen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Schlossturm in Duesseldorf-Altstadt, von Nordwesten: Jörg Wiegels, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum: Herrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Kuppelgewächshaus im Botanischer Garten Düsseldorf Juli 2020: Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Palais Wittgenstein (Düsseldorf) foto-10: Velopilger, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)