- Population
- 4,295
- 4.3K
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde77 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol88 km
About Workum
Workum is a village. Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Population: 4,295. Elevation: 1 m.
Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.
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Climate of Workum
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).
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| 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 Workum
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 35 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 77 kmeast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 88 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 133 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 35 kmnortheast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 68 kmsoutheast
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 70 kmsouth
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 73 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 77 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Workum
Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 57 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km34 places
- Texel Island 43 kmW
- Ameland Island 57 kmNE
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 50 kmW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 52 kmW
60–100 km137 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 75 kmSE
- Radewijkerbeek River 91 kmSE
- Radewijke River 98 kmSE
- Balg Beach 82 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
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