Town

Edam

Located in Edam-Volendam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°30′44″ N 5°02′53″ E

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Population: 7,380; 7.4K
Elevation: 5 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 Schiphol30 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport75 km

About Edam

Edam is a town. Location: Edam-Volendam, North Holland. Population: 7,380. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Edam (Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈdɑm] ) is a city in the North Holland province of northwestern Netherlands. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,395 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 37,124 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam. Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name.

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At a glance

Official website: edam-volendam.nl

Source: Wikidata

Population of Edam over time

Population of Edam over time
1849		4,370
1859		4,842
1869		5,152
1879		5,600
1889		6,325
1899		6,444
1909		6,623
1920		7,412
1930		8,295
1947		10,751
1960		14,619
1971		18,828

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Edam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (90 mm)
Driest month: April (44 mm)

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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 Edam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	8°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	68	49	64	44	51	64	66	64	80	90	89	80

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Edam

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 17 km to the west.