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Village

Heel

Located in Gemeente Maasgouw, Limburg Coordinates: 51°10′45″ N 5°53′40″ E

Map showing the location of Heel Heel
Location in The Netherlands
Population
3,980
4K
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport31 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport47 km

About Heel

Heel is a village. Location: Gemeente Maasgouw, Limburg. Population: 3,980. Elevation: 29 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Itterbeek and Noordplas.

Climate of Heel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (73 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).

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Climate of Heel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)624863446373665762606569

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heel

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Venlo, 29 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 31 kmsouth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 47 kmnorthwest
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 50 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Venlo Population: 102K 29 kmnortheast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 38 kmeast
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 40 kmsouth
  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 41 kmnorthwest
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 47 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Heel

Within 100 km: 410 historic and cultural sites, 1,034 natural sites, 780 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 22 kmW
  • Stokkemderbos Natural site 23 kmSW
  • Solter Heide Natural site 19 kmSW
  • Sint-Martens-Heide Natural site 18 kmW

25–60 km504 places

  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 55 kmS
  • Schemersberg Mountain 38 kmSW
  • Sacramentsberg Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Kaaienberg Mountain 48 kmW

60–100 km1,656 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 71 kmS
  • Île Monsin Island 61 kmS
  • Hofstademeer Lake 99 kmW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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