Neighbourhood

Butterhuizen

Located in Dijk en Waard, North Holland Coordinates: 52°39′00″ N 4°49′00″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 3,805; 3.8K
Elevation: -4 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol38 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport81 km

About Butterhuizen

Butterhuizen is a neighbourhood. Location: Dijk en Waard, North Holland. Population: 3,805.

From Wikipedia

Butterhuizen (West Frisian: Butterhúze), part of the former municipality of Heerhugowaard, is a neighbourhood of Heerhugowaard and a former hamlet in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard. Butterhuizen lies to the south of Heerhugowaard. It has about 1,200 houses, and was built during the late 1980s and early 1990s, all the construction work being finished in late 1993. Since 1994 all the streets have been paved.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Butterhuizen

Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Dqfn13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Butterhuizen

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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)

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9° 3°

11° 4°

16° 8°

18° 11°

20° 13°

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18° 11°

14° 8°

10° 4°

7° 2°

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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 Butterhuizen
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

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Butterhuizen

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 22 km to the south.

Airports

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 38 kmsouth
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 81 kmsouth
Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 130 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 22 kmsouth
Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 31 kmsouth
Haarlem Population: 162.5K 32 kmsouth
Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 40 kmsouth
Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 41 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Butterhuizen

Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 63 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km14 places

Strandslag Voordijk Beach 24 kmN
Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 20 kmNW
Strandslag Petten Beach 17 kmNW
Strandslag Callantsoog Beach 22 kmNW

25–60 km83 places

Texel Island 48 kmN
Strandslag Zandloper Beach 29 kmN
Onrust Beach 38 kmN
Strandslag Julianadorp Beach 29 kmN

60–100 km100 places

IJsselmonde Island 90 kmS
Putjensberg Mountain 85 kmE
Habana Beach Beach 76 kmSW
Eiland van Brienenoord Island 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Museum, Alkmaar Municipality
5.3 km W
Police Custody Camp Schoorl Historic site, Bergen
9.7 km NW
Baaknol Mountain, Bergen
13 km NW
Oosterkerk Attraction, Hoorn Municipality
17 km E
Westfries Museum Museum, Hoorn Municipality
16 km E
Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality
24 km NE