Southwest Friesland
Located in Friesland, The Netherlands Coordinates: 53°00′38″ N 5°31′33″ E
- Population
- 89,999
- 90K
- Elevation
- -2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 101
- listed under Southwest Friesland
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde72 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol94 km
About Southwest Friesland
Southwest Friesland is a district. Location: Friesland, The Netherlands. Population: 89,999. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (72 km).
Climate of Southwest Friesland
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
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (87 mm)
- Driest month
- April (41 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° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 58 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 82 | 80 | 87 | 77 |
How to get to Southwest Friesland
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 29 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 72 kmeast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 94 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 139 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 29 kmnortheast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 67 kmsoutheast
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 73 kmeast
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 74 kmsouth
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 79 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Southwest Friesland
Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 57 natural sites, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km33 places
- Texel Island 47 kmW
- Ameland Island 52 kmN
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 56 kmW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 58 kmW
60–100 km140 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 75 kmSE
- Borkum Island 99 kmNE
- Greune Stee Natural site 100 kmNE
- Radewijkerbeek River 89 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Southwest Friesland
101 places- 61 Abbega 110
- 62 Indijk 110
- 63 Rien 110
- 64 Tirns 105
- 65 Dedgum 95
- 66 Cornwerd 90
- 67 Waaksens 90
- 68 Hichtum 85
- 69 Loënga 85
- 70 Hieslum 80
- 71 Roodhuis 75
- 72 Allingawier 70
- 73 Koufurderrige 65
- 74 Westhem 65
- 75 Hinnaard 60
- 76 Nijhuizum 55
- 77 Wolsum 55
- 78 Longerhouw 50
- 79 Piaam 50
- 80 Ypecolsga 50
- 81 Iens 40
- 82 Grauwe Kat 35
- 83 Greonterp 35
- 84 Idzega 25
- 85 Sandfirden 25
- 86 Tjalhuizum 25
- 87 Smallebrugge 20
- 88 Kornwerderzand 5
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages13
- Bittens · Village
- Britswert · Village
- Easterwierrum · Village
- Galamadammen · Village
- Grote Wiske · Village
- Jet · Village
- Kleine Wiske · Village
- Laaxum · Village
- Lytsewierrum · Village
- Nijezijl · Village
- Remswerd · Village
- Trijehuzen · Village
- Wieuwerd · Village
Sources & licences
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