- Population
- 1,480
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde44 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol110 km
About De Knipe
De Knipe is a village. Location: Heerenveen Municipality, Friesland. Population: 1,480. Elevation: 1 m.
De Knipe (archaic: Dutch: De Knijpe) is a village in the municipality (Dutch: Gemeente) Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,455 in January 2017.
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Climate of De Knipe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 84 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (84 mm)
- Driest month
- April (46 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° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 51 | 62 | 46 | 58 | 76 | 75 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 78 |
How to get to De Knipe
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 28 km to the north.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 44 kmnortheast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 110 kmsouthwest
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 149 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 28 kmnorth
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 49 kmnortheast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 51 kmsouth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 84 kmsouthwest
- Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 84 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from De Knipe
Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 162 natural sites, 81 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Kiekenberg Mountain 8 kmE
25–60 km30 places
- Ameland Island 55 kmN
- Het Rif Beach 56 kmN
- Het Hen Beach 56 kmN
- Beach Ameland Beach 57 kmN
60–100 km311 places
- Texel Island 77 kmW
- Borkum Island 83 kmNE
- Putjensberg Mountain 63 kmS
- Nordstrand Beach 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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