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Village

De Mars

Located in Buren Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°57′06″ N 5°32′00″ E

Map showing the location of De Mars De Mars
Location in The Netherlands
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EIN Eindhoven Airport57 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport57 km

About De Mars

De Mars is a village. Location: Buren Municipality, Gelderland. Elevation: 7 m.

From Wikipedia

De Mars is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 8 km south of Veenendaal. The area belonging to De Mars was originally located north of the Rhine river. However, the river bed now runs along a new route north of De Mars. It was first mentioned in 1250 as in Marsche, and means "in the marsh". In 1840, it was home to 219 people. The postal authorities have placed it under Lienden.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of De Mars

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (77 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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 De Mars
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)705168456175695873697577

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to De Mars

The nearest airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amersfoort, 25 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 57 kmsouth
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 57 kmsoutheast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 66 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 25 kmsoutheast
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 26 kmeast
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 32 kmnorthwest
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 32 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from De Mars

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 274 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • Valenberg Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Steenenberg Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Scheleberg Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Paasheuvel Mountain 4 kmN

25–60 km153 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 59 kmNE
  • Poppelsche Leij River 57 kmSW
  • Wijlermeer Lake 32 kmSE
  • Strang Lake 46 kmE

60–100 km523 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 71 kmW
  • Putse Moer Lake 99 kmSW
  • Stappensven Lake 97 kmSW
  • Zavelbos Natural site 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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