- Population
- 1,530
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde32 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol135 km
About Drogeham
Drogeham is a village. Location: Achtkarspelen, Friesland. Population: 1,530. Elevation: 2 m.
Drogeham (West Frisian: Droegeham) is a village of about 1,700 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. Agriculture still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten, Surhuisterveen, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch as their mother-tongue.
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Climate of Drogeham
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (92 mm)
- Driest month
- April (45 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 50 | 63 | 45 | 53 | 71 | 73 | 62 | 83 | 83 | 92 | 81 |
How to get to Drogeham
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 20 km to the west.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 32 kmeast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 135 kmsouthwest
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 160 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 20 kmwest
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 30 kmeast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 77 kmsouth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 111 kmsouthwest
- Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 111 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Drogeham
Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 147 natural sites, 121 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Leeuwarden Concentration Camp Historic site 21 kmW
- Zwartendijksterschans Historic site 21 kmSE
- Cambuur Stadion Landmark 20 kmW
- Natuurmuseum Fryslân Museum 21 kmW
25–60 km39 places
- Borkum Island 57 kmNE
- Borkum Island 56 kmNE
- Tüskendörsee Lake 60 kmNE
- Greune Stee Natural site 57 kmNE
60–100 km280 places
- Texel Island 87 kmW
- Norderney Island 94 kmNE
- Juist Island 79 kmNE
- Putjensberg Mountain 90 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cambuur Stadion Landmark, Leeuwarden Municipality20 km W -
Natuurmuseum Fryslân Museum, Leeuwarden Municipality21 km W -
Zwartendijksterschans Historic site, Gemeente Noordenveld21 km SE -
Leeuwarden Concentration Camp Historic site, Leeuwarden Municipality21 km W
Sources & licences
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