Village

Zwaagdijk-West

Located in Medemblik Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°40′30″ N 5°03′15″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 600; 600
Elevation: 0 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 Schiphol45 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport90 km

About Zwaagdijk-West

Zwaagdijk-West is a village. Location: Medemblik Municipality, North Holland. Population: 600. Elevation: 0 m.

From Wikipedia

Zwaagdijk-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈʋɛst]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 3 km north of Hoorn. The village was first mentioned in 1319 as buten den Zuoechdyc, and means "the dike belonging to Zwaag. Zwaagdijk-Oost is the settlement on the eastern side of the dike, Zwaagdijk-West is on the western side. In 1929, the Catholic Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in Zwaagdijk-West.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Zwaagdijk-West

Oosterkerk M.Minderhoud · Public domain
Westfries Museum Dqfn13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Zwaagdijk-West

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (90 mm)
Driest month: April (41 mm)

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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 Zwaagdijk-West
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	8°	12°	16°	18°	20°	21°	18°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	65	46	60	41	49	60	67	62	83	89	90	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Zwaagdijk-West

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 30 km to the southwest.

Airports

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 45 kmsouthwest
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 90 kmsouthwest
Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 114 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 30 kmsouthwest
Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 35 kmsouth
Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 36 kmsouth
Haarlem Population: 162.5K 43 kmsouthwest
Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 48 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Zwaagdijk-West

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 83 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

Oosterkerk Attraction 4 kmS
Edam Fort Historic site 17 kmS
Police Custody Camp Schoorl Historic site 24 kmW
De Ven Landmark 17 kmNE

25–60 km90 places

Texel Island 48 kmN
Strandslag Zandloper Beach 34 kmNW
Strandslag Voordijk Beach 31 kmNW
Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 30 kmNW

60–100 km126 places

IJsselmonde Island 97 kmS
Putjensberg Mountain 71 kmSE
Ameland Island 99 kmNE
Habana Beach Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Oosterkerk Attraction, Hoorn Municipality
4 km S
Westfries Museum Museum, Hoorn Municipality
4 km S
Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality
12 km N
De Ven Landmark, Gemeente Enkhuizen
17 km NE
Edam Fort Historic site, Edam-Volendam
17 km S
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Museum, Alkmaar Municipality
22 km W