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Rijen

Located in Gilze en Rijen Municipality, North Brabant Coordinates: 51°35′27″ N 4°55′10″ E

Rijen
G.Lanting · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
16,230
16.2K
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EIN Eindhoven Airport35 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport53 km

About Rijen

Rijen is a town. Location: Gilze en Rijen Municipality, North Brabant. Population: 16,230. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Rijen is the largest place in the Dutch municipality of Gilze en Rijen. The city hall is located here. Rijen is situated north of the A58, between Breda and Tilburg. Surrounding places are: Dorst, Dongen and Oosterhout.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4.5 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Rijen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Rijen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)685166476074716075747875

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rijen

The nearest airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Breda, 10 km to the west.

Airports

  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 35 kmsoutheast
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 53 kmnorthwest
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 55 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Breda Population: 184.1K 10 kmwest
  • Tilburg Population: 221.9K 13 kmeast
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 29 kmnortheast
  • Dordrecht Population: 119.3K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 42 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Rijen

Within 100 km: 275 historic and cultural sites, 373 natural sites, 584 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 21 kmS
  • Staatbossen Natural site 25 kmS
  • Hassel Bos Natural site 25 kmSW
  • Gouverneurs Bos Natural site 19 kmS

25–60 km297 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 41 kmNW
  • Putse Moer Lake 41 kmSW
  • Stappensven Lake 39 kmSW
  • Groot Gat Lake 56 kmSW

60–100 km904 places

  • Het Eiland Island 79 kmSW
  • Kleine Weel Lake 62 kmSW
  • Hofstademeer Lake 73 kmSW
  • Grote Weel Lake 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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