Welcherath is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Vulkaneifel district within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a member of the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg, which is a type of collective municipality.
The administrative seat for the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg is situated in the municipality of the same name. Welcherath serves as one of the constituent local communities within this collective administrative structure.