Margraten
Located in Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 50°49′15″ N 5°49′15″ E
- Population
- 3,320
- 3.3K
- Elevation
- 171 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- MST Maastricht Aachen Airport11 km
- LGG Liège Airport33 km
About Margraten
Margraten is a village. Location: Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg. Population: 3,320. Elevation: 171 m.
Margraten (Dutch: [mɑrˈɣraːtə(n)] ; Limburgish: Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality.
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Photos of Margraten
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Sousberg Romaine · CC0 -
Kasteel Geulzicht Pierre Vossen · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kasteel Wittem Romaine · CC0
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Climate of Margraten
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (83 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 55 | 65 | 56 | 68 | 80 | 83 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 71 | 73 |
How to get to Margraten
The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maastricht, 10 km to the west.
Airports
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 11 kmnorth
- Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 33 kmsouthwest
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 77 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Maastricht Population: 122.4K 10 kmwest
- Aachen Population: 265.2K 19 kmeast
- Liège Population: 195.3K 27 kmsouthwest
- Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 60 kmnortheast
- Venlo Population: 102K 66 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Margraten
Within 100 km: 426 historic and cultural sites, 1,833 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km116 places
- Île Monsin Island 22 kmSW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 17 kmSW
- Vrouwenbos Natural site 10 kmS
- Veursbos Natural site 10 kmS
25–60 km852 places
- Île du Moulin Island 32 kmSW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 29 kmSE
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 30 kmSE
- Lac de Robertville Lake 47 kmSE
60–100 km2,205 places
- Île d'Androssart Island 100 kmSW
- Hofstademeer Lake 94 kmW
- Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 95 kmSW
- Lac de Nisramont Lake 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sousberg Mountain, Valkenburg aan de Geul4.5 km NE
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Kasteel Geulzicht Historic site, Valkenburg aan de Geul5.6 km NW
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Kasteel Wittem Historic site, Gulpen-Wittem6.3 km E
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Gulp River, Belgium5.6 km E
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Kasteel Haeren Historic site, Gemeente Voerendaal9.4 km NE -
Hoogbos Natural site, Liège Province7.1 km SW
Other cities and towns in Eijsden-Margraten Municipality
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Banholt Village, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality3.5 km S -
Mheer Village, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality5 km SW -
Sint Geertruid Village, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality4.7 km SW -
Noorbeek Village, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality5.8 km S -
Herkenrade Village, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality3.9 km SW -
Gronsveld Village, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality6.5 km W
Sources & licences
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