- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol75 km
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde84 km
About Laaxum
Laaxum is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Elevation: 1 m.
Laaxum (West Frisian: Laaksum) is a hamlet in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is located south of Warns on the edge of the IJsselmeer in the west of the Gaasterland region. The place is addressed both as a village and as a hamlet. A hamlet because it is formally part of Warns and a village because it is a fishing village. The place is or has been described as the smallest fishing village in Europe. It has only a limited number of houses and a farm.
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Climate of Laaxum
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 67 | 48 | 58 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 87 | 75 |
How to get to Laaxum
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 75 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 47 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 75 kmsouthwest
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 84 kmeast
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 120 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 47 kmnortheast
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 55 kmsouth
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 60 kmsoutheast
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 60 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 64 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Laaxum
Within 100 km: 114 historic and cultural sites, 81 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- De Ven Landmark 15 kmSW
- Urk Lighthouse Landmark 25 kmSE
- Kasteel Radboud Historic site 22 kmSW
25–60 km33 places
- Texel Island 47 kmNW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 47 kmW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 48 kmW
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 51 kmW
60–100 km181 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 64 kmSE
- Radewijkerbeek River 87 kmE
- Radewijke River 95 kmE
- Ameland Island 71 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
De Ven Landmark, Gemeente Enkhuizen15 km SW -
Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality22 km SW -
Urk Lighthouse Landmark, Urk Municipality25 km SE
Sources & licences
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