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Schagen Municipality

Located in North Holland, The Netherlands Coordinates: 52°47′18″ N 4°47′59″ E

Schagen Municipality
Warmenhuizen · Arch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
46,379
46.4K
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Places inside
28
listed under Schagen Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol53 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport96 km

About Schagen Municipality

Schagen Municipality is a district. Location: North Holland, The Netherlands. Population: 46,379. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (53 km). Nearby sights include Strandslag Sint Maartenszee and Strandslag Callantsoog.

Climate of Schagen Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (99 mm)
Driest month
April (42 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 Schagen Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°11°16°18°20°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)684658424859626393969980

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schagen Municipality

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 37 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 53 kmsouth
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 96 kmsouth
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 125 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 37 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 46 kmsouth
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 47 kmsouth
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 55 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Schagen Municipality

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 50 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 14 kmNW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 10 kmNW
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 9 kmW
  • Strandslag Petten Beach 10 kmW

25–60 km66 places

  • Texel Island 33 kmN
  • Ockesnol Mountain 29 kmN
  • De Kruisberg Mountain 31 kmS
  • IJzerenkaap Natural site 33 kmN

60–100 km88 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 92 kmSE
  • Ameland Island 99 kmNE
  • Habana Beach Beach 89 kmSW
  • Beach Ameland Beach 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schagen Municipality

28 places
  1. 1 Schagen 20.1K
  2. 2 Warmenhuizen 6.5K
  3. 3 Tuitjenhorn 3.9K
  4. 4 't Zand 2.8K
  5. 5 Waarland 2.7K
  6. 6 Callantsoog 2.4K
  7. 7 Schagerbrug 2.3K
  8. 8 Sint Maarten 2K
  9. 9 Dirkshorn 1.7K
  10. 10 Petten 1.6K
  11. 11 Burgerbrug 880
  12. 12 Sint Maartensbrug 735
  13. 13 Oudesluis 690
  14. 14 Sint Maartensvlotbrug 635
  15. 15 Kalverdijk 340
  16. 16 Schoorldam 325
  17. 17 Stroet 295
  18. 18 De Stolpen 190
  19. 19 Burgervlotbrug 180
  20. 20 t Buurtje 170
  21. 21 Eenigenburg 165
  22. 22 Krabbendam 140
  23. 23 't Rijpje 130
  24. 24 Valkkoog 130
  25. 25 Tjallewal 90
  26. 26 Sint Maartenszee 85
  27. 27 Tolke 30

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

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