Geography Düsseldorf

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1 geography

1.1 physical geography
1.2 adjacent cities , districts
1.3 climate





geography
physical geography

düsseldorf skyline



promenade along rhine


düsseldorf lies @ centre of lower rhine basin, delta of düssel flows rhine. city lies on east side of rhine, except district 4 (oberkassel, niederkassel, heerdt , lörick). across rhine, city of neuss stands on delta of erft. düsseldorf lies southwest of ruhr urban area, , in middle of rhine-ruhr metropolitan region.


düsseldorf built entirely on alluvium, mud, sand, clay , gravel. highest point in düsseldorf top of sandberg in far eastern part of city (hubbelrath borough) @ 165 metres (541 ft). lowest point @ far northern end in wittlaer borough schwarzbach enters rhine, average elevation of 28 metres (92 ft).


adjacent cities , districts

the following districts , cities border düsseldorf (clockwise starting north): city of duisburg, district of mettmann (ratingen, mettmann, erkrath, hilden, langenfeld, , monheim), , district of neuss (dormagen, neuss, , meerbusch).


climate

like rest of lower rhineland, düsseldorf experiences moderate winters little snowfall , mild warm summers. average annual temperature 10.6 °c (51 °f) average yearly precipitation of 797 millimetres (31 in). dominant wind direction west velocities in range of 3 4 m/s (7–9 mph), gusts of 3.5 −4.8 m/s (8–10.7 mph). wind calm (defined being under 2 m/s or 4.5 mph) 35% of time, more @ night , in winter.









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