Balk
Located in De Fryske Marren Municipality, Friesland Coordinates: 52°53′51″ N 5°34′47″ E
- Population
- 3,915
- 3.9K
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde71 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol86 km
About Balk
Balk is a village. Location: De Fryske Marren Municipality, Friesland. Population: 3,915. Elevation: 1 m.
Balk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɑl(ə)k]) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is a village of the municipality De Fryske Marren, province Friesland, and is located about 17 km southwest of Sneek. In 2024 Balk had 4,340 inhabitants.
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Climate of Balk
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (87 mm)
- Driest month
- April (42 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 49 | 60 | 42 | 54 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 79 | 79 | 87 | 78 |
How to get to Balk
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 37 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 71 kmeast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 86 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 130 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 37 kmnortheast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 55 kmsoutheast
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 64 kmsouthwest
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 72 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 75 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balk
Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 86 natural sites, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Poldertoren Landmark 24 kmSE
25–60 km34 places
- Texel Island 54 kmNW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 58 kmW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 59 kmW
- Onrust Beach 58 kmW
60–100 km181 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 62 kmSE
- Weißer Berg Mountain 96 kmSE
- Bovenfeld Natural site 99 kmSE
- Mickenquelle Natural site 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
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