About Essen

Essen is a village. Location: Groningen. Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 90. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (8 km).

Photos of Essen

Der Aa-kerk Gouwenaar · Public domain
Martinikerk Wutsje / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 3.0 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nieuwe Kerk Wutsje · CC BY-SA 3.0
Martinitoren Ra-smit at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Trompbrug Wutsje · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Essen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (86 mm)
Driest month: April (44 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

8° 1°

12° 3°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

18° 10°

13° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

68

Feb

47

Mar

60

Apr

44

May

54

Jun

73

Jul

77

Aug

66

Sep

77

Oct

75

Nov

86

Dec

77

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 Essen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	13°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	68	47	60	44	54	73	77	66	77	75	86	77

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Essen

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 8 kmsouth
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 139 kmsoutheast
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 147 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 4 kmnorthwest
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 53 kmwest
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 83 kmsouthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 108 kmeast
Enschede Population: 153.7K 110 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Essen

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 372 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

Der Aa-kerk Attraction 4 kmNW
Martinikerk Attraction 4 kmNW
Nieuwe Kerk Attraction 5 kmNW
Zwartendijksterschans Historic site 21 kmSW

25–60 km139 places

Borkum Island 44 kmN
Nordstrand Beach 48 kmN
Borkum Island 44 kmN
Memmert Island 53 kmN

60–100 km552 places

East Frisian Islands Island 81 kmNE
Norderney Island 72 kmNE
Insel Spiekeroog Island 97 kmNE
Baltrum Island 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Selwerd Neighbourhood, Groningen. Municipality
5.9 km NW
Onnen Village, Groningen. Municipality
4.6 km SE
Glimmen Village, Groningen. Municipality
6.1 km S
Korrewegwijk Neighbourhood, Groningen. Municipality
5.1 km NW
Van Starkenborgh Village, Groningen. Municipality
5.7 km N
Garmerwolde Village, Groningen. Municipality
6.9 km NE