Valkenburg aan de Geul
Located in Limburg, The Netherlands Coordinates: 50°51′26″ N 5°50′06″ E
- Population
- 16,365
- 16.4K
- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 24
- listed under Valkenburg aan de Geul
- Airports
- MST Maastricht Aachen Airport8 km
- LGG Liège Airport37 km
About Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a district. Location: Limburg, The Netherlands. Population: 16,365. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Kasteel Haeren and Kasteel Wittem.
Climate of Valkenburg aan de Geul
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (80 mm)
- Driest month
- April (51 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 54 | 65 | 51 | 66 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 72 |
How to get to Valkenburg aan de Geul
The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maastricht, 10 km to the west.
Airports
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 8 kmnorthwest
- Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 37 kmsouthwest
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 73 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Maastricht Population: 122.4K 10 kmwest
- Aachen Population: 265.2K 20 kmsoutheast
- Liège Population: 195.3K 31 kmsouthwest
- Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 56 kmnortheast
- Venlo Population: 102K 62 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Valkenburg aan de Geul
Within 100 km: 444 historic and cultural sites, 1,773 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km111 places
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 20 kmSW
- Vrouwenbos Natural site 14 kmS
- Veursbos Natural site 14 kmS
- Stokkemderbos Natural site 20 kmNW
25–60 km825 places
- Île du Moulin Island 36 kmSW
- Île Monsin Island 26 kmSW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 32 kmS
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 32 kmSE
60–100 km2,195 places
- Hofstademeer Lake 94 kmW
- Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 98 kmSW
- Lac de Nisramont Lake 80 kmS
- Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 80 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Valkenburg aan de Geul
24 places- 1 Berg en Terblijt 4.3K
- 2 Valkenburg 3.4K
- 3 Berg 3.2K
- 4 Broekhem 2K
- 5 Houthem 1.5K
- 6 Sibbe 1K
- 7 Vilt 900
- 8 Sint Gerlach 875
- 9 Schin op Geul 725
- 10 Vroenhof 405
- 11 Strucht 380
- 12 IJzeren 295
- 13 Schoonbron 215
- 14 Terblijt 185
- 15 Emmaberg 165
- 16 Strabeek 160
- 17 Walem 150
- 18 Oud-Valkenburg 125
- 19 Heek 120
- 20 Geulhem 55
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages2
- Heerstraat · Village
- Keutenberg · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Sousberg · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Kasteel Geulzicht · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kasteel Haeren Historic site, Gemeente Voerendaal6.2 km NE -
Kasteel Wittem Historic site, Gulpen-Wittem7.1 km SE -
Kasteel Hoensbroek Historic site, Gemeente Heerlen8.9 km NE -
Gulp River, Belgium6.4 km SE
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Kasteel Nijswiller Historic site, Gulpen-Wittem10 km SE -
Saint Peter Fort Historic site, Maastricht Municipality11 km W
Sources & licences
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