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Laren

Located in Laren Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°15′24″ N 5°13′40″ E

Laren
M.Minderhoud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
11,547
11.5K
Elevation
8 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 Schiphol32 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport64 km

About Laren

Laren is a town. Location: Laren Municipality, North Holland. Population: 11,547. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (32 km). Nearby sights include Dutch Fortress Museum and Soestdijk Palace.

Travel notes for Laren

From Wikivoyage

Laren is a village in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands.

Understand+

The close-by Blaricum is the third wealthiest municipality of the Netherlands and Laren takes the fifth spot.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Laren

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (86 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Laren
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°17°20°22°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)715368476170716076818683

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Laren

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 32 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Almere Stad, 13 km to the north.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 32 kmwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 64 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 13 kmnorth
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 20 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 36 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Laren

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 130 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Hoorneboeg Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Galgenberg Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Eikenberg Mountain 6 kmN

25–60 km127 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 55 kmE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 54 kmE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 36 kmE
  • Waterplasberg Mountain 57 kmE

60–100 km176 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 65 kmSW
  • Texel Island 96 kmN
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 97 kmS
  • Staatbossen Natural site 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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