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Village

Gaastmeer

Located in Southwest Friesland, Friesland Coordinates: 52°57′53″ N 5°32′39″ E

Gaastmeer
Michielverbeek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
215
215
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 Eelde71 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol90 km

About Gaastmeer

Gaastmeer is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Population: 215. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Gaastmeer (West Frisian: De Gaastmar) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 295 in January 2017.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gaastmeer

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Gaastmeer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)694960425467686079798778

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gaastmeer

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 32 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 71 kmeast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 90 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 135 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 32 kmnortheast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 70 kmsouth
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 74 kmnortheast
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 75 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gaastmeer

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 67 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km33 places

  • Texel Island 49 kmW
  • Ameland Island 56 kmN
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 58 kmW

60–100 km148 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 70 kmSE
  • Naturschutzgebiet Itterbecker Heide Natural site 98 kmSE
  • Radewijkerbeek River 85 kmSE
  • Radewijke River 91 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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