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Laaxum

Located in Southwest Friesland, Friesland Coordinates: 52°51′09″ N 5°24′40″ E

Laaxum
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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
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol75 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde84 km

About Laaxum

Laaxum is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Laaxum

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).

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Climate of Laaxum
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 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

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