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Village

Swolgen

Located in Horst aan de Maas Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 51°29′33″ N 6°07′05″ E

Map showing the location of Swolgen Swolgen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
870
870
Elevation
21 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) Airport12 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport50 km

About Swolgen

Swolgen is a village. Location: Horst aan de Maas Municipality, Limburg. Population: 870. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Dikkenberg and Kasteel Arcen.

Climate of Swolgen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (73 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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 Swolgen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°19°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)624762456273685862616669

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Swolgen

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Venlo, 14 km to the south.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 12 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 50 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 52 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Venlo Population: 102K 14 kmsouth
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Moers Population: 103.5K 36 kmeast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 43 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Swolgen

Within 100 km: 360 historic and cultural sites, 638 natural sites, 565 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 5 kmSE
  • Schrolik Lake 18 kmSE
  • Poelvenn Lake 18 kmSE
  • Nettbruch Lake 23 kmSE

25–60 km415 places

  • Veldhoven Bos Natural site 48 kmSW
  • Varkensbos Natural site 50 kmSW
  • Solter Heide Natural site 55 kmSW
  • Sint-Martens-Heide Natural site 49 kmSW

60–100 km1,089 places

  • Île Monsin Island 99 kmS
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 93 kmS
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 97 kmS
  • Wetsberg Mountain 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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Sources & licences

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