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Roodeschool

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°25′15″ N 6°46′00″ E

Map showing the location of Roodeschool Roodeschool
Location in The Netherlands
Population
875
875
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 Eelde36 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase131 km

About Roodeschool

Roodeschool is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 875. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Roodeschool (Gronings: Roschoul) is a community situated in the northeast of Groningen province in the Netherlands and forming part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017. Roodeschool's railway station is the second northernmost in the Netherlands and forms part of the Groningen-Roodeschool railway line. The name, which means "red school", is derived from the local noteworthiness of the red roof tiles of a village school which once stood in the vicinity.

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Climate of Roodeschool

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (85 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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 Roodeschool
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°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)684660455375787081778577

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Roodeschool

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 26 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 36 kmsouth
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 131 kmeast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 141 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 26 kmsouthwest
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 68 kmwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 102 kmeast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 121 kmeast

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

Day trips from Roodeschool

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 303 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Borkum Island 19 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 22 kmN
  • Borkum Island 19 kmN
  • Lütje Hörn Island 20 kmN

25–60 km158 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 55 kmNE
  • Norderney Island 45 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 54 kmNE
  • Juist Island 33 kmNE

60–100 km449 places

  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 73 kmNE
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 76 kmNE
  • Friesenstrand Beach 100 kmE
  • Nordstrand Beach 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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