Village

Molenrij

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°23′15″ N 6°24′20″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 130; 130
Elevation: 0 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 Eelde32 km; FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase155 km

About Molenrij

Molenrij is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 130. Elevation: 0 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (32 km).

Climate of Molenrij

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)

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8° 2°

11° 4°

16° 8°

18° 10°

20° 13°

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13° 7°

8° 4°

5° 1°

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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 Molenrij
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°	10°	13°	13°	10°	7°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	68	47	58	42	51	70	77	65	82	81	89	79

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Molenrij

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 32 kmsouth
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 155 kmeast
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 163 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 22 kmsoutheast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 45 kmsouthwest
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 100 kmsouth
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 124 kmeast
Enschede Population: 153.7K 134 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Molenrij

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 184 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

Balg Beach 15 kmNW
Oosterstrand Beach 16 kmNW
Het Rif Beach 20 kmNW
Der Aa-kerk Attraction 22 kmSE

25–60 km101 places

Borkum Island 29 kmNE
Juist Island 51 kmNE
Nordstrand Beach 35 kmNE
Badestrand Beach 52 kmNE

60–100 km310 places

East Frisian Islands Island 77 kmNE
Norderney Island 66 kmNE
Insel Spiekeroog Island 96 kmNE
Baltrum Island 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 4, 2026