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Village

Hemelum

Located in Southwest Friesland, Friesland Coordinates: 52°52′51″ N 5°27′23″ E

Hemelum
Agnes Monkelbaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
505
505
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol79 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde80 km

About Hemelum

Hemelum is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Population: 505. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Hemelum (West Frisian: Himmelum [ˈhɪmələm]) is a village in Súdwest Fryslân municipality, in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 610 in January 2017.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
hemelum.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hemelum

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 (39 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hemelum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°11°16°18°20°21°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)674858395061635879798775

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hemelum

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 79 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 43 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 79 kmsouthwest
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 80 kmeast
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 124 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 43 kmnortheast
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 59 kmsouth
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 68 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hemelum

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 79 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • De Ven Landmark 19 kmSW

25–60 km34 places

  • Texel Island 48 kmNW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 51 kmW
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km175 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 65 kmSE
  • Naturschutzgebiet Itterbecker Heide Natural site 99 kmSE
  • Radewijkerbeek River 86 kmSE
  • Radewijke River 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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