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Walem

Located in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg Coordinates: 50°52′03″ N 5°52′00″ E

Map showing the location of Walem Walem
Location in The Netherlands
Population
150
150
Elevation
145 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport8 km
LGG Liège Airport39 km

About Walem

Walem is a village. Location: Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg. Population: 150. Elevation: 145 m.

From Wikipedia

Walem is a hamlet with about 200 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is largely in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, but a small part lies in Voerendaal. It was first mentioned in 1360 as Walheym, and means "settlement of the Walloons". Walem has place name signs. It was home to 167 people in 1840.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
66 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Walem

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
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).

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Climate of Walem
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)625465516680746265636772

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Walem

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maastricht, 13 km to the west.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 8 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 39 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 13 kmwest
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 33 kmsouthwest
  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 54 kmnortheast
  • Venlo Population: 102K 60 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Walem

Within 100 km: 450 historic and cultural sites, 1,793 natural sites, 906 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 23 kmSW
  • Vrouwenbos Natural site 16 kmS
  • Veursbos Natural site 15 kmS
  • Stokkemderbos Natural site 20 kmNW

25–60 km821 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 38 kmSW
  • Île Monsin Island 28 kmSW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 33 kmS
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 32 kmSE

60–100 km2,223 places

  • Hofstademeer Lake 96 kmW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 82 kmS
  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 82 kmW
  • Wijngaardberg Mountain 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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