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Municipality

West

Located in Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°22′45″ N 4°51′46″ E

Map showing the location of West West
Location in The Netherlands
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under West
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol10 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport55 km

About West

West is a municipality. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (10 km). Nearby sights include Het Schip and Anne Frank House.

Climate of 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 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 West

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 2 km to the east.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 10 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 55 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 2 kmeast
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 9 kmnorth
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 15 kmsouthwest
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 15 kmwest
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 24 kmeast

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

Day trips from West

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 88 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km62 places

  • De Kruisberg Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 21 kmE
  • Obrechtkerk Attraction 3 kmS
  • Noorderkerk Attraction 2 kmE

25–60 km72 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 59 kmN
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 54 kmN
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 49 kmN

60–100 km118 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 62 kmSW
  • Texel Island 78 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 77 kmE
  • Poppelsche Leij River 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in West

1 place
  1. 1 Amsterdam West 143.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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