Village

Steendam

Located in Midden-Groningen Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°16′27″ N 6°50′35″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 160; 160
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 Airbase132 km

About Steendam

Steendam is a village. Location: Midden-Groningen Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 160. Elevation: -2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (25 km).

Climate of Steendam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (78 mm)
Driest month: February (44 mm)

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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 Steendam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	17°	19°	21°	22°	18°	13°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	10°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	65	44	60	44	54	75	75	65	73	72	78	73

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Steendam

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 19 km to the west.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 25 kmsouthwest
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 132 kmnortheast
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 133 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 19 kmwest
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 69 kmwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 93 kmeast
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 99 kmsouthwest
Enschede Population: 153.7K 118 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Steendam

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 426 natural sites, 310 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

Mahlbusen Lake 15 kmNE
Twixlumer Tief River 22 kmNE
Groothusener Tief River 21 kmNE
Freepsumer Tief River 25 kmNE

25–60 km228 places

Norderney Island 56 kmNE
Borkum Island 36 kmN
Juist Island 46 kmN
Nordstrand Beach 39 kmN

60–100 km591 places

East Frisian Islands Island 64 kmNE
Insel Spiekeroog Island 79 kmNE
Baltrum Island 62 kmNE
Strand Harlesiel Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 4, 2026