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Groningen

Located in Groningen. Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°13′09″ N 6°34′00″ E

Map showing the location of Groningen Groningen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
244,807
244.8K
Elevation
16 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 Eelde11 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport143 km

About Groningen

Groningen is a city. Location: Groningen. Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 244,807. Elevation: 16 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (11 km).

Climate of Groningen

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)

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 Groningen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°16°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684760445473776677758677

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Groningen

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 11 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeuwarden, 51 km to the west.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 11 kmsouth
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 143 kmsoutheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 150 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 51 kmwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 85 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 111 kmeast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 114 kmsouth
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 119 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Groningen

Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 337 natural sites, 229 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Der Aa-kerk Attraction 1 kmSW
  • Martinikerk Attraction 1 kmE
  • Nieuwe Kerk Attraction 1 kmNW
  • Zwartendijksterschans Historic site 21 kmSW

25–60 km134 places

  • Borkum Island 41 kmN
  • Juist Island 59 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 46 kmN
  • Badestrand Beach 59 kmNE

60–100 km505 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 80 kmNE
  • Norderney Island 71 kmNE
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 97 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Groningen and similar cities

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

Measure Groningen Eindhoven Tilburg Breda
Population 244.8K 235.7K 221.9K 184.1K
Elevation 16 m 22 m 16 m 9 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 23° 23° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 0° 0° 0°
Annual rainfall 804 mm 773 mm 794 mm 815 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 211 km 211 km 219 km

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

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