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Nijmegen

Located in Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°50′33″ N 5°51′10″ E

Map showing the location of Nijmegen Nijmegen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
177,359
177.4K
Elevation
25 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) Airport33 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport55 km

About Nijmegen

Nijmegen is a city. Location: Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 177,359. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Waalbrug and Museum Het Valkhof.

Climate of Nijmegen

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 Nijmegen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°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 Nijmegen

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Arnhem, 16 km to the north.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 33 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 55 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 88 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 16 kmnorth
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 42 kmnorth
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 52 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Nijmegen

Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 392 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km47 places

  • Wijlermeer Lake 7 kmSE
  • Strang Lake 22 kmE
  • Forst Tiergarten Natural site 19 kmE
  • Salmorth Natural site 19 kmE

25–60 km207 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 47 kmSE
  • Schmales Meer Lake 40 kmE
  • Millinger Meer Lake 38 kmE
  • Lange Renne Lake 46 kmE

60–100 km690 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 92 kmW
  • Putjensberg Mountain 63 kmN
  • Schemersberg Mountain 100 kmS
  • Zandbergen Natural site 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nijmegen and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Nijmegen Almere Stad Breda Haarlem
Population 177.4K 176.4K 184.1K 162.5K
Elevation 25 m -3 m 9 m 10 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 22° 23° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 0° 0° 1°
Annual rainfall 791 mm 797 mm 815 mm 828 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 73 km 80 km 103 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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