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Westerwijzend

Located in Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland Coordinates: 52°41′09″ N 5°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Westerwijzend Westerwijzend
Location in The Netherlands
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 Schiphol50 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport95 km

About Westerwijzend

Westerwijzend is a village. Location: Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland. Elevation: -1 m.

From Wikipedia

Westerwijzend is a hamlet in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province of North-Holland. Westerwijzend lays just to the west of where the Wijzend canal used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend. To the east of the former Wijzend is Oosterwijzend. Nowadays, Oosterwijzend and Westerwijzend are being separated by a paved road beginning in Hoogkarspel. Westerwijzend is the bigger hamlet of the two, and is formally considered a part of Hoogkarspel.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Westerwijzend

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
April (43 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 Westerwijzend
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°16°18°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)664862435163666482868777

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westerwijzend

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 35 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 50 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 95 kmsouthwest
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 35 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 39 kmsouthwest
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 54 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Westerwijzend

Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Oosterkerk Attraction 9 kmSW
  • Edam Fort Historic site 20 kmS
  • De Ven Landmark 10 kmNE
  • Kasteel Radboud Historic site 10 kmN

25–60 km103 places

  • Texel Island 50 kmNW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 39 kmNW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 36 kmNW
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 36 kmW

60–100 km116 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 65 kmSE
  • Radewijkerbeek River 99 kmE
  • Ameland Island 95 kmNE
  • Habana Beach Beach 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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