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Almelo

Located in Almelo Municipality, Overijssel Coordinates: 52°21′24″ N 6°39′45″ E

Map showing the location of Almelo Almelo
Location in The Netherlands
Population
72,725
72.7K
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport74 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde85 km

About Almelo

Almelo is a town. Location: Almelo Municipality, Overijssel. Population: 72,725. Elevation: 15 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Tutenberg and Braamberg.

Climate of Almelo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (77 mm)
Driest month
April (46 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 Almelo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°13°18°20°22°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684865465976725870687377

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Almelo

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 74 kmeast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 85 kmnorth
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 22 kmsoutheast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 50 kmwest
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 79 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Almelo

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 681 natural sites, 373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Spöllberg Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Weißer Berg Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Bovenfeld Natural site 19 kmNE
  • Mickenquelle Natural site 19 kmNE

25–60 km228 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 46 kmW
  • Mickelmeer Lake 55 kmE
  • Biener See Lake 49 kmNE
  • Speicherbecken Lake 50 kmNE

60–100 km953 places

  • Werse River 78 kmSE
  • Wijlermeer Lake 77 kmSW
  • Theikenmeer Lake 84 kmNE
  • Strang Lake 66 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Almelo and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Almelo Assen Lelystad Hengelo
Population 72.7K 68.8K 79.8K 82.3K
Elevation 15 m 12 m -1 m 18 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 22° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° -1° 1° -1°
Annual rainfall 780 mm 829 mm 803 mm 777 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 72 km 83 km 13 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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