Village

Dam

Located in Straelen, Kreis Kleve Coordinates: 51°24′42″ N 6°14′32″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 26 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport22 km; DUS Düsseldorf Airport39 km

About Dam

Dam is a village. Location: Straelen, Kreis Kleve. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Mühlenberg and Leitgraben.

Photos of Dam

Schloß Krickenbeck Käthe und Bernd Limburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Kasteel Arcen Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 4.0
castle Arcen Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Dam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (73 mm)
Driest month: April (45 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Dam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	13°	19°	21°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	3°	4°	9°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	61	47	62	45	63	73	68	58	63	60	65	69

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dam

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Venlo, 7 km to the southwest.

Airports

Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 22 kmnorth
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 39 kmeast
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Venlo Population: 102K 7 kmsouthwest
Krefeld Population: 238K 23 kmeast
Moers Population: 103.5K 28 kmeast
Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 29 kmsoutheast
Duisburg Population: 504.4K 36 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dam

Within 100 km: 374 historic and cultural sites, 752 natural sites, 640 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

Kasteel Arcen Historic site 8 kmNW
Schrolik Lake 7 kmS
Schönwasser Lake 24 kmE
Poelvenn Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km448 places

Veldhoven Bos Natural site 51 kmSW
Varkensbos Natural site 54 kmW
Stokkemderbos Natural site 58 kmSW
Solter Heide Natural site 54 kmSW

60–100 km1,235 places

Île Monsin Island 94 kmSW
Île de Franche Garenne Island 88 kmSW
Lac de la Gileppe Lake 94 kmS
Lac d'Eupen Lake 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mühlenberg Mountain, Straelen
1.6 km S
Leitgraben River, North Rhine-Westphalia
3.1 km N
Schloß Krickenbeck Historic site, Nettetal
6.8 km S
Heronger Heide Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
5.1 km S
Venlo Concentration Camp Historic site, Venlo Municipality
6.7 km SW
Nette River, North Rhine-Westphalia
5.7 km E

Dam

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026