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Brakel

Located in Gemeente Zaltbommel, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°49′03″ N 5°05′25″ E

Map showing the location of Brakel Brakel
Location in The Netherlands
Population
2,555
2.6K
Elevation
3 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 Airport45 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport48 km

About Brakel

Brakel is a village. Location: Gemeente Zaltbommel, Gelderland. Population: 2,555. Elevation: 3 m.

From Wikipedia

Brakel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Since 1999, it is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, about eight kilometres east of Gorinchem.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Brakel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
April (46 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 Brakel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)685167466169705871717774

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brakel

The nearest airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 45 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is 's-Hertogenbosch, 20 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 45 kmsoutheast
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 48 kmwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 59 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 20 kmsoutheast
  • Dordrecht Population: 119.3K 29 kmwest
  • Tilburg Population: 221.9K 29 kmsouth
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 30 kmnorth
  • Breda Population: 184.1K 34 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Brakel

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 300 natural sites, 366 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Patersberg Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Fort Isabella Historic site 21 kmSE
  • Herzogenbusch Concentration Camp (Continental) Historic site 20 kmSE
  • Kasteel Maurick Historic site 23 kmSE

25–60 km133 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 40 kmW
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 47 kmS
  • Staatbossen Natural site 48 kmS
  • Reuselsbos Natural site 57 kmS

60–100 km756 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 90 kmNE
  • Putse Moer Lake 66 kmSW
  • Stappensven Lake 64 kmSW
  • Kleine Weel Lake 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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