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Nearest town
Amsterdam
0.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol11 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport55 km

About Munttoren

Munttoren is a landmark. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland.

From Wikipedia

The Munttoren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmʏnˌtoːrə(n)]; "Mint Tower") or Munt ([mʏnt]) is a tower in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein square, where the Amstel river and the Singel canal meet, near the flower market and the eastern end of the Kalverstraat shopping street.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Opened
1500
Architect
Hendrick de Keyser
Architectural style
Renaissance architecture
Heritage designation
Rijksmonument

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Munttoren

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 21°)
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 Munttoren
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°12°17°19°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°4°8°10°13°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)715266465369706387919585

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Munttoren

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 north.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 11 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 55 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 1 kmnorth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 18 kmwest
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 22 kmeast

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

Day trips from Munttoren

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 90 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Eikenberg Mountain 23 kmE
  • Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 18 kmE
  • Obrechtkerk Attraction 2 kmSW
  • Noorderkerk Attraction 1 kmN

25–60 km72 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 55 kmN
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 51 kmN
  • Strandslag Petten Beach 47 kmN

60–100 km122 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 61 kmSW
  • Texel Island 80 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 75 kmE
  • Poppelsche Leij River 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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