City

Zaanstad

Located in Gemeente Zaanstad, North Holland Coordinates: 52°27′11″ N 4°48′49″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 140,085; 140.1K
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 Schiphol16 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport61 km

About Zaanstad

Zaanstad is a city. Location: Gemeente Zaanstad, North Holland. Population: 140,085. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (16 km). Nearby sights include Het Schip and Anne Frank House.

Photos of Zaanstad

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 Zaanstad

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)

6° 1°

6° 0°

9° 3°

12° 4°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

18° 11°

14° 7°

10° 4°

7° 2°

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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 Zaanstad
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 Zaanstad

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 10 km to the southeast.

Airports

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 16 kmsouth
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 61 kmsouthwest
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 10 kmsoutheast
Haarlem Population: 162.5K 14 kmsouthwest
Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 19 kmsouthwest
Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 29 kmeast
Leiden Population: 119.7K 39 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Zaanstad

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 77 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

De Kruisberg Mountain 15 kmNW
Obrechtkerk Attraction 12 kmS
Noorderkerk Attraction 10 kmSE
Westerkerk Attraction 10 kmSE

25–60 km58 places

Habana Beach Beach 59 kmSW
Strandslag Zandloper Beach 50 kmN
Strandslag Voordijk Beach 45 kmN
Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 40 kmN

60–100 km113 places

IJsselmonde Island 68 kmS
Texel Island 70 kmN
Putjensberg Mountain 81 kmE
Onrust Beach 60 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Zaanstad and similar cities

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

Measure	Zaanstad	Amersfoort	Apeldoorn	Hoofddorp
Population	140.1K	139.9K	136.7K	132.7K
Elevation	2 m	8 m	12 m	-2 m
Summer day (hottest month)	21°	22°	22°	22°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-1°	0°	0°
Annual rainfall	830 mm	836 mm	876 mm	833 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	51 km	83 km	19 km