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Spaarndam

Located in Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, North Holland Coordinates: 52°24′45″ N 4°41′00″ E

Map showing the location of Spaarndam Spaarndam
Location in The Netherlands
Population
3,560
3.6K
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 Schiphol13 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport53 km

About Spaarndam

Spaarndam is a village. Location: Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, North Holland. Population: 3,560. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Spaarndam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌspaːr(ə)nˈdɑm]) is a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne river and the IJ lake. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern side is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The village is built around a dam in the river, which is also the division line of the two municipalities.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Spaarndam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (97 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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Climate of Spaarndam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)694962444964676487959783

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Spaarndam

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Haarlem, 5 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 13 kmsoutheast
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 53 kmsouth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 117 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 5 kmsouthwest
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 10 kmnortheast
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 12 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 15 kmeast
  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 31 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Spaarndam

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 71 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • De Kruisberg Mountain 13 kmN
  • Obrechtkerk Attraction 14 kmSE
  • Noorderkerk Attraction 14 kmE
  • Westerkerk Attraction 14 kmE

25–60 km68 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 50 kmSW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 54 kmN
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 49 kmN
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 43 kmN

60–100 km97 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 62 kmS
  • Texel Island 75 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 89 kmE
  • Onrust Beach 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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