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Velsen

Located in Velsen Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°27′36″ N 4°39′00″ E

Map showing the location of Velsen Velsen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
3,885
3.9K
Elevation
4 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 Schiphol19 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport58 km

About Velsen

Velsen is a village. Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland. Population: 3,885. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Velsen-Zuid (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvɛlzə(n) ˈzœyt]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 9 km north of Haarlem. Velsen-Zuid developed around the church founded by Willibrord in the 8th century. Between 1865 and 1876, the North Sea Canal was dug and Velsen became two settlements. The home of Telstar, a team competing in the first tier of Dutch football, the Eredivisie, is located in Velsen-Zuid. Their stadium is known as the 711 Stadion.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Velsen

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 (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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Climate of Velsen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°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)684862444764666488979981

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Velsen

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Haarlem, 9 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 19 kmsoutheast
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 58 kmsouth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 123 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 9 kmsouth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 11 kmeast
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 18 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 35 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Velsen

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 63 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • De Kruisberg Mountain 8 kmN
  • Obrechtkerk Attraction 19 kmSE
  • Noorderkerk Attraction 18 kmSE
  • Westerkerk Attraction 19 kmSE

25–60 km57 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 49 kmN
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 44 kmN
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 38 kmN

60–100 km95 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 67 kmS
  • Texel Island 70 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 92 kmE
  • Ouddorp Beach Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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