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Village

Egchel

Located in Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 51°18′51″ N 5°58′20″ E

Map showing the location of Egchel Egchel
Location in The Netherlands
Population
1,115
1.1K
Elevation
34 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) Airport34 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport44 km

About Egchel

Egchel is a village. Location: Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg. Population: 1,115. Elevation: 34 m.

From Wikipedia

Egchel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Peel en Maas, and lies about 14 km north of Roermond. The village was first mentioned in 1405 as Heynchen van Aygel. The etymology is unknown. Egchel was home to 195 people in 1840. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in 1948. The population was 1,250 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
5.7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Egchel

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 Egchel
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 Egchel

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 34 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Venlo, 15 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 34 kmnorth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 44 kmwest
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 47 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Venlo Population: 102K 15 kmnortheast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 36 kmsoutheast
  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 41 kmeast
  • Moers Population: 103.5K 49 kmeast

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

Day trips from Egchel

Within 100 km: 365 historic and cultural sites, 826 natural sites, 682 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km44 places

  • Itterbeek River 18 kmSW
  • Witbeek River 20 kmSW
  • Grote Renne River 22 kmSW
  • Émissaire River 25 kmSW

25–60 km480 places

  • Schemersberg Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Kaaienberg Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 54 kmW
  • Warandeheide Natural site 53 kmW

60–100 km1,349 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 87 kmS
  • Île Monsin Island 77 kmS
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 71 kmS
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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