Village

Nieuweschoot

Located in Heerenveen Municipality, Friesland Coordinates: 52°55′58″ N 5°55′48″ E

Jan dijkstra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 175; 175
Elevation: 0 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 Eelde48 km; AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol105 km

About Nieuweschoot

Nieuweschoot is a village. Location: Heerenveen Municipality, Friesland. Population: 175. Elevation: 0 m.

From Wikipedia

Nieuweschoot (West Frisian: Nijskoat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in January 2017.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Nieuweschoot

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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)

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6° 0°

9° 2°

13° 4°

17° 8°

19° 10°

22° 12°

18° 10°

14° 7°

9° 3°

6° 1°

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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 Nieuweschoot
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

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Nieuweschoot

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 31 km to the north.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 48 kmnortheast
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 105 kmsouthwest
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 149 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 31 kmnorth
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 48 kmsouth
Groningen Population: 244.8K 53 kmnortheast
Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 79 kmsouthwest
Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 80 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Nieuweschoot

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 154 natural sites, 64 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

Kiekenberg Mountain 11 kmE

25–60 km35 places

Putjensberg Mountain 60 kmS
Ameland Island 58 kmN
Het Hen Beach 59 kmN
Beach Ameland Beach 60 kmN

60–100 km289 places

Texel Island 75 kmW
Borkum Island 88 kmNE
Nordstrand Beach 94 kmNE
Borkum Island 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources