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Village

Essen

Located in Barneveld Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 52°09′12″ N 5°41′35″ E

Map showing the location of Essen Essen
Location in The Netherlands
Elevation
18 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 Schiphol66 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport69 km

About Essen

Essen is a village. Location: Barneveld Municipality, Gelderland. Elevation: 18 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (66 km). Nearby sights include Steenenberg and Scheleberg.

Climate of Essen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (85 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Essen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°8°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)765471516477716375728285

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Essen

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Apeldoorn, 20 km to the east.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 66 kmwest
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 69 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 81 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 20 kmeast
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 21 kmwest
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 24 kmsoutheast
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 36 kmsouth
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 40 kmwest

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

Day trips from Essen

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 219 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 20 kmN
  • Waterberg Mountain 14 kmE
  • Valkenberg Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km135 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 34 kmNE
  • Wijlermeer Lake 41 kmSE
  • Strang Lake 48 kmSE
  • Eselsberg Mountain 57 kmSE

60–100 km351 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 87 kmW
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 98 kmSW
  • Staatbossen Natural site 96 kmSW
  • Hoge Vijvers Bos Natural site 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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