- Population
- 9,421
- 9.4K
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport50 km
- EIN Eindhoven Airport64 km
About Renkum
Renkum is a town. Location: Renkum Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 9,421. Elevation: 22 m.
Renkum is a village in the municipality of Renkum. In the early days, the name of the village was written as Redinchem. In the 19th century, Renkum developed itself. There existed six paper mills, three water-cornmills and one water-oil mill. There were two factories, a treacle factory and a potato starch-flour factory. During World War II, Renkum was involved in the Battle of Arnhem.
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Climate of Renkum
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 71 | 51 | 68 | 47 | 61 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 79 |
How to get to Renkum
The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 50 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Arnhem, 12 km to the east.
Airports
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 50 kmsoutheast
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 64 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 76 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Arnhem Population: 162.4K 12 kmeast
- Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 17 kmsoutheast
- Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 31 kmnortheast
- Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 31 kmnorthwest
- 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 43 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Renkum
Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 319 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km46 places
- Wijlermeer Lake 23 kmSE
- Steinwässerung River 24 kmSE
- Oude Rijn River 21 kmE
- Große Wässerung River 25 kmSE
25–60 km157 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 50 kmN
- Strang Lake 34 kmSE
- Schmales Meer Lake 53 kmSE
- Millinger Meer Lake 50 kmSE
60–100 km549 places
- IJsselmonde Island 85 kmW
- Zandbergen Natural site 95 kmSW
- Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 87 kmSW
- Wegmeerheide Natural site 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kasteel Grunsfoort Historic site, Renkum Municipality0.9 km W -
Hoekelum Historic site, Ede Municipality5.8 km NW -
Nieuwe Kerk Attraction, Ede Municipality8.2 km NW -
Drieberg Mountain, Ede Municipality7.9 km N
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Nelson Mandelabrug Landmark, Arnhem Municipality11 km E -
Valenberg Mountain, Ede Municipality10 km N
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Waalbrug Landmark, Nijmegen Municipality17 km SE -
Kompagnieberg Mountain, Ede Municipality12 km NE
Sources & licences
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