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Village

Het Veen

Located in Midden-Groningen Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°08′00″ N 6°52′00″ E

Map showing the location of Het Veen Het Veen
Location in The Netherlands
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 Eelde19 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport124 km

About Het Veen

Het Veen is a village. Location: Midden-Groningen Municipality, Province of Groningen. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (19 km). Nearby sights include Der Aa-kerk and Martinikerk.

Climate of Het Veen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (77 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Het Veen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°21°22°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684661465574776270727575

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Het Veen

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 19 kmwest
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 124 kmsoutheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 129 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 71 kmwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 87 kmsouthwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 90 kmeast
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 102 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Het Veen

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 516 natural sites, 354 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Der Aa-kerk Attraction 22 kmNW
  • Martinikerk Attraction 22 kmNW
  • Nieuwe Kerk Attraction 23 kmNW
  • Wedderborg Historic site 16 kmSE

25–60 km293 places

  • Borkum Island 51 kmN
  • Nordstrand Beach 54 kmN
  • Borkum Island 52 kmN
  • Memmert Island 56 kmN

60–100 km672 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 76 kmNE
  • Norderney Island 69 kmN
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 90 kmNE
  • Baltrum Island 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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