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Village

Rottum

Located in Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°22′57″ N 6°37′15″ E

Map showing the location of Rottum Rottum
Location in The Netherlands
Population
80
80
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 Eelde29 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase142 km

About Rottum

Rottum is a village. Location: Het Hogeland, Province of Groningen. Population: 80. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (29 km).

Climate of Rottum

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 Rottum
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 Rottum

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 19 km to the south.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 29 kmsouth
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 142 kmeast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 150 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 19 kmsouth
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 58 kmwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 103 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 110 kmeast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 131 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rottum

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 279 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Borkum Island 23 kmN
  • Borkum Island 23 kmN
  • Tüskendörsee Lake 25 kmN
  • Greune Stee Natural site 22 kmN

25–60 km149 places

  • Norderney Island 55 kmNE
  • Juist Island 41 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 28 kmN
  • Ostbad Beach 54 kmNE

60–100 km418 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 66 kmNE
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 83 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 64 kmNE
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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