Blijham
Located in Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°06′33″ N 7°04′35″ E
- Population
- 2,060
- 2.1K
- Elevation
- -2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde33 km
- BRE Bremen Airport115 km
About Blijham
Blijham is a village. Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 2,060. Elevation: -2 m.
Blijham (Dutch pronunciation: [blɛiˈɦɑm]) is a village with a population of 2,240 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The origins of the settlement date back to the 11th century. Until 1968, Blijham was part of the municipality of Wedde. Until 2017, it was part of the municipality of Bellingwedde.
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Photos of Blijham
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Wedderborg Gouwenaar · Public domain
Places bordering Blijham
- Winschoten
Climate of Blijham
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 45 | 60 | 45 | 54 | 76 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 71 |
How to get to Blijham
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 33 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 36 km to the west.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 33 kmwest
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 115 kmeast
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 116 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 36 kmwest
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 76 kmeast
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 85 kmwest
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 94 kmsouthwest
- Enschede Population: 153.7K 100 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blijham
Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 644 natural sites, 447 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km14 places
- Waldsee Lake 17 kmE
- Heeder See Lake 19 kmSE
- Herbrumer Tannen Natural site 21 kmSE
- Naturschutzgebiet Nenndorfer Mörken Natural site 18 kmE
25–60 km388 places
- Borkum Island 58 kmNW
- Borkum Island 59 kmNW
- Lütje Hörn Island 55 kmN
- Hatzumer Sand Island 29 kmNE
60–100 km813 places
- East Frisian Islands Island 73 kmN
- Norderney Island 68 kmN
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 84 kmNE
- Baltrum Island 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wedderborg Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality4.7 km S
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Bourtange Fortress Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality14 km SE
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Bourtange Fortress Museum Museum, Westerwolde Municipality14 km SE
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Early Camp Rhede-Brual Historic site, Rhede (Ems)14 km E
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Rechtemoor Natural site, Heede16 km SE
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Naturschutzgebiet Nenndorfer Mörken Natural site, Papenburg18 km E
Other cities and towns in Westerwolde Municipality
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Veelerveen Village, Westerwolde Municipality6.9 km SE -
Vlagtwedde Village, Westerwolde Municipality9.3 km S -
Oudeschans Village, Westerwolde Municipality5.4 km NE -
Wedderheide Village, Westerwolde Municipality5 km S
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Bellingwolde Village, Westerwolde Municipality6 km E
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Ellersinghuizen Village, Westerwolde Municipality10 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources