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Dodewaard

Located in Neder-Betuwe Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°54′45″ N 5°39′20″ E

Map showing the location of Dodewaard Dodewaard
Location in The Netherlands
Population
4,465
4.5K
Elevation
8 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) Airport48 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport55 km

About Dodewaard

Dodewaard is a village. Location: Neder-Betuwe Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 4,465. Elevation: 8 m.

From Wikipedia

Dodewaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdoːdəʋaːrt]) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 7 km south of Wageningen. Dodewaard extends south from national highway A15(exit 36 Dodewaard-Opheusden) and sits along the river Waal. The town also has its own railway station, Hemmen-Dodewaard, its train services are operated by Arriva in the Tiel-Arnhem Centraal route on the Elst-Dordrecht railway line.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Dodewaard over time

Population of Dodewaard over time
1869 1,536
1879 1,754
1889 1,843
1899 1,927
1909 1,976
1930 2,110
1947 2,191
1960 2,760
1971 3,457
1980 3,955
1990 4,010
2000 4,528

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Dodewaard

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Dodewaard
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 Dodewaard

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nijmegen, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 48 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 55 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 19 kmnortheast
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 33 kmnorthwest
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 34 kmsouthwest
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 39 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dodewaard

Within 100 km: 212 historic and cultural sites, 309 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Wijlermeer Lake 23 kmSE
  • Steinwässerung River 24 kmSE
  • Oude Rijn River 25 kmE
  • Große Wässerung River 25 kmSE

25–60 km158 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 59 kmNE
  • Poppelsche Leij River 58 kmSW
  • Strang Lake 37 kmE
  • Schmales Meer Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km590 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 79 kmW
  • Zavelbos Natural site 98 kmSW
  • Zandbergen Natural site 86 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 79 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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