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Village

Gaast

Located in Southwest Friesland, Friesland Coordinates: 53°00′58″ N 5°24′34″ E

Gaast
Jan dijkstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
180
180
Elevation
2 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 Eelde79 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol90 km

About Gaast

Gaast is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Population: 180. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Gaast is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in January 2017.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gaast

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 Gaast
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 Gaast

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 34 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 79 kmeast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 90 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 135 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 34 kmnortheast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 73 kmsouth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 80 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gaast

Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 51 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km33 places

  • Texel Island 39 kmW
  • Ameland Island 54 kmNE
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 48 kmW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 51 kmW

60–100 km130 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 79 kmSE
  • Radewijkerbeek River 96 kmSE
  • Balg Beach 81 kmNE
  • Oosterstrand Beach 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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