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Obergum

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°20′00″ N 6°31′00″ E

Obergum
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Population
1,675
1.7K
Elevation
2 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 Eelde24 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase150 km

About Obergum

Obergum is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 1,675. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Obergum is part of the town Winsum (Groningen, Netherlands) that lies north of the Winsumerdiep. Originally it was a separate village. Winsum and Obergum have been connected since 1808 by the bridge De Boog (The Arch). The village is built around a wierde (hill) on which a 13th-century Romanesque church stands, called the St. Nicholas Chapel.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Obergum

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

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Obergum

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 13 km to the south.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 24 kmsouth
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 150 kmeast
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 155 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 13 kmsouth
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 49 kmwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 96 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 115 kmeast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 127 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Obergum

Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 258 natural sites, 200 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Balg Beach 24 kmNW
  • Der Aa-kerk Attraction 13 kmS
  • Martinikerk Attraction 13 kmS
  • Nieuwe Kerk Attraction 13 kmS

25–60 km130 places

  • Borkum Island 30 kmNE
  • Juist Island 50 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 35 kmNE
  • Westbad Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km393 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 74 kmNE
  • Norderney Island 64 kmNE
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 92 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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