Town

Zaandam

Located in Gemeente Zaanstad, North Holland Coordinates: 52°26′19″ N 4°49′35″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 71,708; 71.7K
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 Schiphol15 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport60 km

About Zaandam

Zaandam is a town. Location: Gemeente Zaanstad, North Holland. Population: 71,708. Elevation: -1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (15 km). Nearby sights include Het Schip and Noorderkerk.

Photos of Zaandam

Noorderkerk Marcel mulder · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Het Schip Janericloebe · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Zaandam

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)

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9° 3°

12° 4°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

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14° 7°

10° 4°

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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 Zaandam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	69	49	62	44	49	64	67	64	87	95	97	83

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Zaandam

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 2 km to the northwest.

Airports

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 15 kmsouth
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 60 kmsouthwest
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 2 kmnorthwest
Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 8 kmsoutheast
Haarlem Population: 162.5K 14 kmsouthwest
Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 18 kmsouthwest
Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 27 kmeast

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

Day trips from Zaandam

Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 78 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

De Kruisberg Mountain 17 kmNW
Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 25 kmSE
Obrechtkerk Attraction 10 kmS
Noorderkerk Attraction 8 kmSE

25–60 km59 places

Habana Beach Beach 58 kmSW
Strandslag Zandloper Beach 52 kmN
Strandslag Voordijk Beach 47 kmN
Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 42 kmN

60–100 km113 places

IJsselmonde Island 67 kmS
Texel Island 72 kmN
Putjensberg Mountain 80 kmE
Onrust Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Zaandam and similar cities

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

Measure	Zaandam	Assen	Lelystad	Hengelo
Population	71.7K	68.8K	79.8K	82.3K
Elevation	-1 m	12 m	-1 m	18 m
Summer day (hottest month)	21°	22°	22°	23°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-1°	1°	-1°
Annual rainfall	830 mm	829 mm	803 mm	777 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	133 km	45 km	135 km