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Village

Bittens

Located in Southwest Friesland, Friesland Coordinates: 53°05′00″ N 5°29′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bittens Bittens
Location in The Netherlands
Elevation
1 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 Eelde73 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol99 km

About Bittens

Bittens is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (73 km). Nearby sights include Natuurmuseum Fryslân and Leeuwarden Concentration Camp.

Climate of Bittens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (88 mm)
Driest month
April (37 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 Bittens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°11°15°18°20°21°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)664655374860635880798873

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bittens

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 26 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 73 kmeast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 99 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 144 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 26 kmnortheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 74 kmeast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 81 kmsouth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 83 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bittens

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 56 natural sites, 24 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Leeuwarden Concentration Camp Historic site 25 kmNE
  • Natuurmuseum Fryslân Museum 25 kmNE

25–60 km29 places

  • Texel Island 44 kmW
  • Ameland Island 45 kmNE
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 59 kmSW

60–100 km137 places

  • Borkum Island 98 kmNE
  • Putjensberg Mountain 84 kmSE
  • Borkum Island 96 kmNE
  • Greune Stee Natural site 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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