Risdam
Located in Hoorn Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°39′29″ N 5°03′16″ E
- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol44 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport89 km
About Risdam
Risdam is a neighbourhood. Location: Hoorn Municipality, North Holland.
Risdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪzdɑm]) is a neighborhood in the northwest of Hoorn, Netherlands. The name was derived from Rijsdam, a dam in the historic waterway that ran along the Keern. Today, the neighborhood is split into the districts Risdam-Noord, Risdam-Zuid and Nieuwe Steen. Risdam-Noord formally belongs to the village of Zwaag. Risdam had a total population of 17,645 in 2019.
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Photos of Risdam
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Oosterkerk M.Minderhoud · Public domain -
Westfries Museum Dqfn13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Risdam
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (90 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° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 64 | 44 | 51 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 90 | 89 | 80 |
How to get to Risdam
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 28 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 44 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 89 kmsouthwest
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 115 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 28 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 34 kmsouth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 34 kmsouth
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 42 kmsouthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 47 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Risdam
Within 100 km: 122 historic and cultural sites, 84 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Oosterkerk Attraction 2 kmS
- Edam Fort Historic site 16 kmS
- Police Custody Camp Schoorl Historic site 24 kmW
- De Ven Landmark 18 kmNE
25–60 km97 places
- Texel Island 50 kmN
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 35 kmNW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 32 kmNW
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 31 kmNW
60–100 km119 places
- IJsselmonde Island 95 kmSW
- Putjensberg Mountain 70 kmSE
- Habana Beach Beach 87 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oosterkerk Attraction, Hoorn Municipality2.1 km S
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Westfries Museum Museum, Hoorn Municipality2.1 km S
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Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality13 km N -
De Ven Landmark, Gemeente Enkhuizen18 km NE -
Edam Fort Historic site, Edam-Volendam16 km S -
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Museum, Alkmaar Municipality21 km W
Sources & licences
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