Village

Niekerk

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°20′36″ N 6°19′45″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 40; 40
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; AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol156 km

About Niekerk

Niekerk is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 40. Elevation: -1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (30 km).

Climate of Niekerk

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 (42 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 Niekerk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	11°	16°	18°	20°	21°	17°	13°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	7°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	69	46	58	42	51	67	72	62	82	82	91	80

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Niekerk

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 21 km to the southeast.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 30 kmsoutheast
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 156 kmsouthwest
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 161 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 21 kmsoutheast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 38 kmsouthwest
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 94 kmsouth
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 128 kmeast
Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 128 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Niekerk

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 173 natural sites, 154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

Balg Beach 18 kmN
Oosterstrand Beach 18 kmN
Het Rif Beach 19 kmNW
Der Aa-kerk Attraction 21 kmSE

25–60 km77 places

Borkum Island 36 kmNE
Juist Island 58 kmNE
Nordstrand Beach 42 kmNE
Badestrand Beach 59 kmNE

60–100 km306 places

East Frisian Islands Island 84 kmNE
Norderney Island 73 kmNE
Baltrum Island 83 kmNE
Ostbad Beach 72 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