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Velp

Located in Rheden Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°59′42″ N 5°58′25″ E

Velp
Tom Ordelman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
17,669
17.7K
Elevation
20 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) Airport45 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport73 km

About Velp

Velp is a town. Location: Rheden Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 17,669. Elevation: 20 m.

From Wikipedia

Velp is a Dutch village located east of Arnhem within the municipality of Rheden, between Arnhem, Rozendaal, and the town of Rheden. Velp was a separate municipality from 1812 to 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also included the village of Rozendaal.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Velp over time

Population of Velp over time
1815 1,437
1840 547
1849 543
1859 498
1869 638
1879 672
1889 634
1899 634
1909 645
1920 693
1930 692

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Velp

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 Velp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°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 Velp

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Arnhem, 5 km to the west.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 45 kmsouth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 73 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 90 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 5 kmwest
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 24 kmnorth
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 44 kmnorthwest
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 57 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Velp

Within 100 km: 223 historic and cultural sites, 371 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Wijlermeer Lake 20 kmS
  • Strang Lake 22 kmSE
  • Forst Tiergarten Natural site 24 kmSE
  • Salmorth Natural site 21 kmSE

25–60 km190 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 45 kmN
  • Schmales Meer Lake 40 kmSE
  • Millinger Meer Lake 36 kmSE
  • Lange Renne Lake 46 kmSE

60–100 km577 places

  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 97 kmSW
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 96 kmSW
  • Warandeheide Natural site 95 kmSW
  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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