Schalkwijk
Located in Gemeente Haarlem, North Holland Coordinates: 52°21′40″ N 4°39′17″ E
- Population
- 615
- 615
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol9 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport47 km
About Schalkwijk
Schalkwijk is a neighbourhood. Location: Gemeente Haarlem, North Holland. Population: 615.
Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. It consisted of two hamlets, North Schalkwijk and South Schalkwijk. The area is now covered by the residential area Schalkwijk that was mostly built in the 1960s. Schalkwijk has a shopping mall, geographically in the center of the borough.
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Climate of Schalkwijk
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (99 mm)
- Driest month
- April (44 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 48 | 62 | 44 | 47 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 97 | 99 | 81 |
How to get to Schalkwijk
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 9 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Haarlem, 3 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 9 kmsoutheast
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 47 kmsouth
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 113 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 3 kmnorthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 7 kmsouth
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 15 kmnortheast
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 16 kmeast
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 25 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schalkwijk
Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 76 natural sites, 24 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km58 places
- De Kruisberg Mountain 19 kmN
- Obrechtkerk Attraction 15 kmE
- Noorderkerk Attraction 16 kmE
- Westerkerk Attraction 16 kmE
25–60 km63 places
- IJsselmonde Island 56 kmS
- Habana Beach Beach 44 kmSW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 54 kmN
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 49 kmN
60–100 km110 places
- Texel Island 81 kmN
- Putjensberg Mountain 91 kmE
- Essen Duinen Natural site 99 kmS
- Poppelsche Leij River 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Frans Hals Museum Museum, Gemeente Haarlem2.2 km NW -
Teylers Museum Museum, Gemeente Haarlem2.4 km NW -
Janskerk Attraction, Gemeente Haarlem2.7 km NW -
Kruisbrug Landmark, Gemeente Haarlem2.9 km NW -
Nassaubrug Landmark, Gemeente Haarlem3 km NW -
Olympic Stadium Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam14 km E
Sources & licences
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