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Canal Belt-West

Located in Centrum, Gemeente Amsterdam Coordinates: 52°22′34″ N 4°53′16″ E

Map showing the location of Canal Belt-West Canal Belt-West
Location in The Netherlands
Population
6,505
6.5K
Elevation
-1 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 Schiphol11 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport56 km

About Canal Belt-West

Canal Belt-West is a neighbourhood. Location: Centrum, Gemeente Amsterdam. Population: 6,505.

From Wikipedia

The Grachtengordel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣrɑxtə(ŋ)ˈɣɔrdəl] , lit. 'canal belt/girdle'), known in English as the Canal District, is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
World Heritage Site
Area
2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Canal Belt-West

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
April (46 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 Canal Belt-West
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°17°19°21°22°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)715266465369706387919585

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Canal Belt-West

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 1 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 11 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 56 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 1 kmsoutheast
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 17 kmwest
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 22 kmeast

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

Day trips from Canal Belt-West

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 89 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Eikenberg Mountain 24 kmE
  • De Kruisberg Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 19 kmE
  • Obrechtkerk Attraction 2 kmS

25–60 km73 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 59 kmN
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 54 kmN
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 49 kmN

60–100 km117 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 62 kmSW
  • Texel Island 79 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 75 kmE
  • Poppelsche Leij River 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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