Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Leens

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°21′36″ N 6°22′45″ E

Leens
Gouwenaar · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,675
1.7K
Elevation
1 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 Eelde30 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase158 km

About Leens

Leens is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 1,675. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Leens (Dutch pronunciation: [leːns]; Gronings: Lains [ɫɑɪns]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. Leens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Eenrum and Kloosterburen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3,558 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Leens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (89 mm)
Driest month
April (42 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Leens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°11°16°18°20°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°13°13°10°7°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)684758425170776582818979

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leens

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 20 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 30 kmsoutheast
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 158 kmeast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 160 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 20 kmsoutheast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 96 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 125 kmeast
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 131 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Leens

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 185 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Balg Beach 17 kmN
  • Oosterstrand Beach 18 kmNW
  • Het Rif Beach 20 kmNW
  • Der Aa-kerk Attraction 20 kmSE

25–60 km88 places

  • Borkum Island 32 kmNE
  • Juist Island 54 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 38 kmNE
  • Badestrand Beach 55 kmNE

60–100 km319 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 80 kmNE
  • Norderney Island 69 kmNE
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 99 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources