Village

Giethoorn

Located in Gemeente Steenwijkerland, Overijssel Coordinates: 52°44′24″ N 6°04′45″ E

Bert Knot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 2,130; 2.1K
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: GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde54 km; AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol101 km

About Giethoorn

Giethoorn is a village. Location: Gemeente Steenwijkerland, Overijssel. Population: 2,130. Elevation: 0 m.

From Wikipedia

Giethoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣitɦoːr(ə)n]) is a village in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, with a population of 2,795 in 2020. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Steenwijk. As a popular Dutch tourist destination both within the Netherlands and abroad, Giethoorn is often referred to as "Dutch Venice" (Dutch: Hollands Venetië) or the "Venice of the Netherlands".

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At a glance

Built: 1230
Official website: giethoorn.com

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Giethoorn

Sneeuwvlakte · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sneeuwvlakte · CC BY-SA 4.0
piotr iłowiecki from POLAND · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Giethoorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (82 mm)
Driest month: April (47 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 Giethoorn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	13°	17°	20°	22°	22°	19°	14°	9°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	69	50	62	47	58	75	78	62	75	75	82	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Giethoorn

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zwolle, 25 km to the south.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 54 kmnortheast
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 101 kmsouthwest
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zwolle Population: 129.8K 25 kmsouth
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 55 kmnorth
Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 59 kmsouth
Groningen Population: 244.8K 63 kmnortheast
Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 72 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Giethoorn

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 247 natural sites, 83 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

Kiekenberg Mountain 24 kmN
Hunnenkloosterberg Mountain 19 kmE
Havelterberg Mountain 11 kmNE
Bendersche Berg Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km59 places

Putjensberg Mountain 38 kmS
Weißer Berg Mountain 58 kmSE
Mickenquelle Natural site 60 kmSE
Naturschutzgebiet Itterbecker Heide Natural site 54 kmSE

60–100 km392 places

Texel Island 92 kmNW
Sandpoel Lake 92 kmE
Mickelmeer Lake 96 kmE
Fallermoor Lake 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Havelterberg Mountain, Gemeente Westerveld
11 km NE
Poldertoren Landmark, Noordoostpolder Municipality
22 km W
Agnietenberg Mountain, Gemeente Zwolle
23 km S
Hunnenkloosterberg Mountain, Gemeente De Wolden
19 km E
Bendersche Berg Mountain, Gemeente Westerveld
22 km E
Kiekenberg Mountain, Heerenveen Municipality
24 km N