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Gemeente Sittard-Geleen

Located in Limburg, The Netherlands Coordinates: 51°00′39″ N 5°49′22″ E

Gemeente Sittard-Geleen
Sittard · Arch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
92,956
93K
Elevation
48 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Places inside
20
listed under Gemeente Sittard-Geleen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport12 km
LGG Liège Airport49 km

About Gemeente Sittard-Geleen

Gemeente Sittard-Geleen is a district. Location: Limburg, The Netherlands. Population: 92,956. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Saeffeler-beek and Rachelsbeek.

Climate of Gemeente Sittard-Geleen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (75 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 Gemeente Sittard-Geleen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)594959446075665761596368

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gemeente Sittard-Geleen

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maastricht, 20 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 12 kmsouth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 49 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 58 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 20 kmsouthwest
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Venlo Population: 102K 47 kmnortheast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 48 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gemeente Sittard-Geleen

Within 100 km: 444 historic and cultural sites, 1,387 natural sites, 873 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Stokkemderbos Natural site 9 kmW
  • Stelebos Natural site 22 kmSW
  • Solter Heide Natural site 16 kmNW
  • Sint-Martens-Heide Natural site 22 kmNW

25–60 km656 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 52 kmS
  • Île Monsin Island 41 kmS
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 36 kmS
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 49 kmS

60–100 km1,970 places

  • Hofstademeer Lake 92 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 97 kmS
  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 80 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gemeente Sittard-Geleen

20 places
  1. 1 Sittard 48.4K
  2. 2 Geleen 32.8K
  3. 3 Lindenheuvel 8K
  4. 4 Munstergeleen 4.6K
  5. 5 Ophoven 4.1K
  6. 6 Overhoven 3.4K
  7. 7 Limbricht 2.6K
  8. 8 Stadbroek 2.5K
  9. 9 Born 2.4K
  10. 10 Grevenbicht 2.4K
  11. 11 Buchten 2K
  12. 12 Obbicht 1.9K
  13. 13 Broeksittard 1.6K
  14. 14 Einighausen 1.3K
  15. 15 Guttecoven 1.3K
  16. 16 Holtum 1.2K
  17. 17 Papenhoven 730
  18. 18 Graetheide 260

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

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