Village

Kantens

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°21′57″ N 6°38′05″ E

Pieter Kuiper · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 650; 650
Elevation: 4 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 Eelde28 km; FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase141 km

About Kantens

Kantens is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 650. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Kantens is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, about 16 km north of the city of Groningen. It had a population of around 965 including the surrounding area in January 2017. Kantens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it became a part of Hefshuizen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 43 ha

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kantens over time

Population of Kantens over time
1859		2,109
1869		2,179
1879		2,248
1889		2,216
1899		2,164
1909		2,021
1920		2,070
1930		2,169
1947		2,206
1960		2,070
1971		1,774
1980		1,843

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kantens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (91 mm)
Driest month: April (43 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 Kantens
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	8°	11°	16°	18°	20°	21°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	71	49	61	43	51	71	80	69	82	80	91	81

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kantens

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 17 km to the south.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 28 kmsouth
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 141 kmeast
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 148 kmeast