City

Hoofddorp

Located in Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, North Holland Coordinates: 52°18′09″ N 4°41′20″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 132,734; 132.7K
Elevation: -2 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 Schiphol5 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport42 km

About Hoofddorp

Hoofddorp is a city. Location: Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, North Holland. Population: 132,734. Elevation: -2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (5 km). Nearby sights include Frans Hals Museum and Teylers Museum.

Photos of Hoofddorp

Noorderkerk Marcel mulder · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Westerkerk Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sint Rosaklooster Marion Golsteijn · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Mozes en Aäronkerk S Sepp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Janskerk Mycomzx · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

Climate of Hoofddorp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (94 mm)
Driest month: April (46 mm)

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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 Hoofddorp
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	12°	17°	19°	21°	22°	18°	14°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	4°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	70	50	64	46	51	70	69	64	84	89	94	82

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hoofddorp

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 5 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Haarlem, 9 km to the north.

Airports

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 5 kmeast
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 42 kmsouthwest
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Haarlem Population: 162.5K 9 kmnorth
Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 16 kmnortheast
Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 19 kmnortheast
Leiden Population: 119.7K 21 kmsouthwest
Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 30 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hoofddorp

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 86 natural sites, 36 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

Obrechtkerk Attraction 14 kmNE
Noorderkerk Attraction 16 kmNE
Westerkerk Attraction 16 kmNE
Sint Rosaklooster Attraction 18 kmNE

25–60 km59 places

IJsselmonde Island 50 kmS
Habana Beach Beach 41 kmSW
Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 55 kmN
Strandslag Petten Beach 52 kmN

60–100 km136 places

Texel Island 87 kmN
Putjensberg Mountain 90 kmE
Hassel Bos Natural site 99 kmS
Gouverneurs Bos Natural site 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Hoofddorp and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Hoofddorp	Zwolle	Apeldoorn	Amersfoort
Population	132.7K	129.8K	136.7K	139.9K
Elevation	-2 m	9 m	12 m	8 m
Summer day (hottest month)	22°	22°	22°	22°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	0°	0°	-1°
Annual rainfall	833 mm	805 mm	876 mm	836 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	98 km	88 km	50 km