Village

Briltil

Located in Westerkwartier, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°14′30″ N 6°23′20″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 490; 490
Elevation: 0 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; AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol151 km

About Briltil

Briltil is a village. Location: Westerkwartier, Province of Groningen. Population: 490. Elevation: 0 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (19 km).

Climate of Briltil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (87 mm)
Driest month: April (45 mm)

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16° 7°

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21° 12°

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13° 6°

8° 3°

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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 Briltil
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	69	47	60	45	54	73	76	64	78	78	87	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Briltil

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 12 km to the east.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 19 kmsoutheast
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 151 kmsouthwest
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 151 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 12 kmeast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 39 kmwest
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 84 kmsouth
Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 118 kmsouth
Enschede Population: 153.7K 119 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Briltil

Within 100 km: 70 historic and cultural sites, 240 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

Der Aa-kerk Attraction 12 kmE
Martinikerk Attraction 12 kmE
Nieuwe Kerk Attraction 12 kmE
Zwartendijksterschans Historic site 18 kmS

25–60 km79 places

Borkum Island 43 kmNE
Nordstrand Beach 48 kmNE
Borkum Island 42 kmNE
Memmert Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km394 places

East Frisian Islands Island 87 kmNE
Norderney Island 77 kmNE
Baltrum Island 86 kmNE
Juist Island 63 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