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Kessel

Located in Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 51°17′30″ N 6°03′15″ E

Map showing the location of Kessel Kessel
Location in The Netherlands
Population
3,020
3K
Elevation
24 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) Airport35 km
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport47 km

About Kessel

Kessel is a village. Location: Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg. Population: 3,020. Elevation: 24 m.

From Wikipedia

Kessel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛsəl] ) is a former municipality and a city in the southeastern province of Limburg, in the Netherlands. It is a small historic municipality with 4,246 residents. It merged with neighbouring municipalities in the new municipality of Peel en Maas (as of 1 January 2010). To the west are the Heldense Bossen (Helden Forest) and to the east is the Meuse river. It has a small historic city center with a castle and a historic marketplace.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
kessellimburg.nl

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kessel over time

Population of Kessel over time
1879 1,391
1889 1,421
1899 1,387
1909 1,339
1920 1,629
1930 1,745
1947 2,107
1960 2,881
1971 3,527
1980 3,818
1990 3,863
2000 4,189

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kessel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (74 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kessel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°4°9°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)624863456374685761606469

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kessel

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 35 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Venlo, 12 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 35 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 47 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 50 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Venlo Population: 102K 12 kmnortheast
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 30 kmsoutheast
  • Krefeld Population: 238K 35 kmeast
  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Moers Population: 103.5K 44 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kessel

Within 100 km: 389 historic and cultural sites, 921 natural sites, 706 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Itterbeek River 20 kmSW
  • Witbeek River 21 kmSW
  • Grote Renne River 24 kmSW
  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 22 kmNE

25–60 km495 places

  • Schemersberg Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Zeven-Heerlijkhedenheide Natural site 59 kmW
  • Warandeheide Natural site 58 kmW
  • Verkallenbos Natural site 60 kmW

60–100 km1,468 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 87 kmS
  • Île Monsin Island 76 kmSW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 71 kmS
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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