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Hoogeveen

Located in Gemeente Hoogeveen, Drenthe Coordinates: 52°43′21″ N 6°28′35″ E

Hoogeveen
Michielverbeek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
38,754
38.8K
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde45 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport105 km

About Hoogeveen

Hoogeveen is a town. Location: Gemeente Hoogeveen, Drenthe. Population: 38,754. Elevation: 14 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (45 km). Nearby sights include Hunnenkloosterberg and Bendersche Berg.

Climate of Hoogeveen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (84 mm)
Driest month
April (51 mm)

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 Hoogeveen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°13°18°20°22°22°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°7°10°12°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)755469516076805877788184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hoogeveen

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zwolle, 35 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 45 kmnorth
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 105 kmsoutheast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 125 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 56 kmnorth
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 70 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hoogeveen

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 468 natural sites, 213 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Radewijkerbeek River 20 kmSE
  • Radewijke River 24 kmSE
  • Hunnenkloosterberg Mountain 8 kmW
  • Havelterberg Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km117 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Dankernsee Lake 49 kmE
  • Biener See Lake 58 kmE
  • Speicherbecken Lake 57 kmE

60–100 km653 places

  • Borkum Island 97 kmN
  • Borkum Island 97 kmN
  • Hatzumer Sand Island 88 kmNE
  • Wolfmeer Lake 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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