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Elst

Located in Gemeente Overbetuwe, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°55′09″ N 5°50′30″ E

Map showing the location of Elst Elst
Location in The Netherlands
Population
20,488
20.5K
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport41 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport61 km

About Elst

Elst is a town. Location: Gemeente Overbetuwe, Gelderland. Population: 20,488. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Waalbrug and Museum Het Valkhof.

Climate of Elst

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 (79 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Elst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)725068475973685872707579

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Elst

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Arnhem, 8 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 41 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 61 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 8 kmnortheast
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 9 kmsouth
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 34 kmnorth
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 41 kmnorthwest
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 44 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Elst

Within 100 km: 241 historic and cultural sites, 367 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Wijlermeer Lake 14 kmSE
  • Strang Lake 25 kmE
  • Forst Tiergarten Natural site 23 kmSE
  • Salmorth Natural site 22 kmSE

25–60 km176 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 54 kmN
  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 55 kmSE
  • Schmales Meer Lake 44 kmE
  • Millinger Meer Lake 40 kmE

60–100 km617 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 91 kmW
  • Zandbergen Natural site 94 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 85 kmSW
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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