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Wamel

Located in West Maas en Waal Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 51°52′45″ N 5°27′55″ E

Map showing the location of Wamel Wamel
Location in The Netherlands
Population
9,585
9.6K
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EIN Eindhoven Airport48 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport56 km

About Wamel

Wamel is a village. Location: West Maas en Waal Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 9,585. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Wamel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is part of the West Maas en Waal municipality, about 3 km east of Tiel. Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with Appeltern and Dreumel. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. It was first mentioned in 893 as Uamele. The etymology is unclear. The village developed into an elongated settlement.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Wamel over time

Population of Wamel over time
1859 4,179
1869 4,481
1879 4,741
1889 4,921
1899 5,113
1909 5,194
1920 5,713
1930 5,934
1947 6,378
1960 7,579
1971 8,456
1980 9,585

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Wamel

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
November (76 mm)
Driest month
April (44 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wamel
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)685067446271685872697675

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wamel

The nearest airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is 's-Hertogenbosch, 23 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 48 kmsouth
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 56 kmsoutheast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 68 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 23 kmsouthwest
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 27 kmeast
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 31 kmnorth
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 33 kmeast
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 33 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wamel

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 315 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Paasheuvel Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Elsterberg Mountain 14 kmN
  • Drieberg Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Darthuizerberg Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km167 places

  • Poppelsche Leij River 48 kmSW
  • Vennekensloop River 59 kmSW
  • Moleneindseloop River 57 kmSW
  • Marelseloop River 57 kmSW

60–100 km620 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 65 kmW
  • Putjensberg Mountain 68 kmNE
  • Putse Moer Lake 90 kmSW
  • Stappensven Lake 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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