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Zwolle

Located in Gemeente Zwolle, Overijssel Coordinates: 52°30′45″ N 6°05′40″ E

Map showing the location of Zwolle Zwolle
Location in The Netherlands
Population
129,840
129.8K
Elevation
9 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 Eelde75 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol93 km

About Zwolle

Zwolle is a city. Location: Gemeente Zwolle, Overijssel. Population: 129,840. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (75 km). Nearby sights include Agnietenberg and Voerman Museum Hattem.

Climate of Zwolle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Zwolle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°22°19°14°9°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684964476077766076747876

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Zwolle

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 75 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Apeldoorn, 35 km to the south.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 75 kmnortheast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 93 kmwest
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 35 kmsouth
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 61 kmsouth
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 62 kmwest
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 62 kmsouthwest
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 64 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Zwolle

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 295 natural sites, 133 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km13 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Waterplasberg Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Trijsberg Mountain 6 kmSW
  • Tonnenberg Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km89 places

  • Spöllberg Mountain 56 kmE
  • Weißer Berg Mountain 51 kmE
  • Bovenfeld Natural site 53 kmE
  • Mickenquelle Natural site 52 kmE

60–100 km480 places

  • Wijlermeer Lake 78 kmS
  • Strang Lake 75 kmS
  • Schmales Meer Lake 86 kmS
  • Sandpoel Lake 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Zwolle and similar cities

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

Measure Zwolle Hoofddorp Leeuwarden Apeldoorn
Population 129.8K 132.7K 124.5K 136.7K
Elevation 9 m -2 m 1 m 12 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 21° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 0° 0° 0°
Annual rainfall 805 mm 833 mm 811 mm 876 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 98 km 79 km 35 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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