- Population
- 7,790
- 7.8K
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol29 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport70 km
About Limmen
Limmen is a town. Location: Castricum Municipality, North Holland. Population: 7,790. Elevation: 3 m.
Limmen is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and is situated about 9 km southwest of Alkmaar. Before 2002 it was a separate municipality.
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Photos of Limmen
Climate of Limmen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 97 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (100 mm)
- Driest month
- April (42 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 47 | 61 | 42 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 100 | 97 | 83 |
How to get to Limmen
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 15 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 29 kmsouth
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 70 kmsouth
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 133 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 15 kmsoutheast
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 21 kmsouth
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 25 kmsoutheast
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 30 kmsouth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 42 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Limmen
Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 59 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km14 places
- Strandslag Petten Beach 22 kmN
- De Kruisberg Mountain 7 kmSW
- Baaknol Mountain 16 kmN
- Noorderkerk Attraction 25 kmSE
25–60 km85 places
- Texel Island 58 kmN
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 37 kmN
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 31 kmN
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 26 kmN
60–100 km97 places
- IJsselmonde Island 79 kmS
- Putjensberg Mountain 90 kmE
- Habana Beach Beach 64 kmSW
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 100 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
De Kruisberg Mountain, Gemeente Heemskerk6.6 km SW
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Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Museum, Alkmaar Municipality7.9 km NE -
Ham Fort Historic site, Uitgeest Municipality8 km S -
Frans Hals Museum Museum, Gemeente Haarlem22 km S -
Teylers Museum Museum, Gemeente Haarlem21 km S -
Het Schip Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam23 km SE -
Noorderkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam25 km SE -
Janskerk Attraction, Gemeente Haarlem21 km S
Sources & licences
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