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Village

Megchelen

Located in Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°50′18″ N 6°23′35″ E

Map showing the location of Megchelen Megchelen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
615
615
Elevation
19 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) Airport32 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport66 km

About Megchelen

Megchelen is a village. Location: Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland. Population: 615. Elevation: 19 m.

From Wikipedia

Megchelen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a tiny hook of land surrounded on three sides by the German border in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about 7 km southeast of the town of Ulft on the Zwanenburgseweg.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
7.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Megchelen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (73 mm)
Driest month
April (43 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 Megchelen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)634562436173695869616672

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Megchelen

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Arnhem, 37 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 32 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 66 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 83 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 37 kmwest
  • Moers Population: 103.5K 46 kmsouth
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Bottrop Population: 119.9K 51 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Megchelen

Within 100 km: 253 historic and cultural sites, 491 natural sites, 382 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km86 places

  • Strang Lake 15 kmW
  • Schmales Meer Lake 8 kmS
  • Millinger Meer Lake 5 kmS
  • Lange Renne Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km338 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 43 kmS
  • Wijlermeer Lake 31 kmW
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 58 kmE
  • Schrolik Lake 55 kmS

60–100 km702 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 68 kmNW
  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 89 kmSW
  • Varkensbos Natural site 90 kmSW
  • Solter Heide Natural site 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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