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Heelsum

Located in Renkum Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°59′03″ N 5°45′30″ E

Map showing the location of Heelsum Heelsum
Location in The Netherlands
Population
3,175
3.2K
Elevation
30 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) Airport50 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport65 km

About Heelsum

Heelsum is a village. Location: Renkum Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 3,175. Elevation: 30 m.

From Wikipedia

Heelsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːlsʏm]) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Renkum, west of Arnhem. Part of the Battle of Arnhem was fought in and around Heelsum. The initial British landings were carried out just north of the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Heelsum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 76 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 Heelsum
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)715168476175695973707679

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heelsum

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 50 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Arnhem, 11 km to the east.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 50 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 65 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 11 kmeast
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 17 kmsouth
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 29 kmnortheast
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 32 kmnorthwest
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 45 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Heelsum

Within 100 km: 214 historic and cultural sites, 322 natural sites, 220 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Wijlermeer Lake 23 kmSE
  • Steinwässerung River 24 kmSE
  • Oude Rijn River 19 kmSE
  • Große Wässerung River 25 kmSE

25–60 km160 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 49 kmN
  • Strang Lake 33 kmSE
  • Schmales Meer Lake 52 kmSE
  • Millinger Meer Lake 48 kmSE

60–100 km547 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 86 kmW
  • Zandbergen Natural site 97 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 89 kmSW
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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