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Village

Ranum

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°20′39″ N 6°30′35″ E

Ranum
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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 Eelde25 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase150 km

About Ranum

Ranum is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (25 km).

Climate of Ranum

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)

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 Ranum
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°11°13°13°10°7°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)714961435171806982809181

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ranum

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 14 km to the south.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 25 kmsouth
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 150 kmeast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 156 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 14 kmsouth
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 49 kmwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 97 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 116 kmeast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 128 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ranum

Within 100 km: 73 historic and cultural sites, 247 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Balg Beach 23 kmNW
  • Oosterstrand Beach 25 kmNW
  • Der Aa-kerk Attraction 15 kmS
  • Martinikerk Attraction 14 kmS

25–60 km127 places

  • Borkum Island 29 kmNE
  • Juist Island 49 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 35 kmNE
  • Westbad Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km380 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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