Village

Ter Apel

Located in Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 52°52′36″ N 7°03′35″ E

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Population: 3,880; 3.9K
Elevation: 11 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 Eelde42 km; FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport93 km

About Ter Apel

Ter Apel is a village. Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 3,880. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Ter Apel (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛr ˈaːpəl]; Gronings: Troapel) is a village with a population of 9,914 residents in the municipality Westerwolde in the northern Netherlands, in the province Groningen in the region Westerwolde. The town lies on the stream Ruiten Aa, which has the valley that together with the Ter Apeler forest belongs to the national network of nature reserves, the Ecologische Hoofdstructuur.

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At a glance

Area: 82 ha

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Ter Apel

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Climate of Ter Apel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: June (76 mm)
Driest month: April (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 Ter Apel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	13°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	14°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	64	45	61	44	53	76	76	59	65	69	68	72

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ter Apel

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 42 kmnorthwest
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 93 kmsoutheast
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 118 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 50 kmnorthwest
Enschede Population: 153.7K 74 kmsouth
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 77 kmsouthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 83 kmeast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 91 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ter Apel

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 750 natural sites, 460 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km45 places

Sandpoel Lake 24 kmE
Dankernsee Lake 13 kmSE
Heeder See Lake 19 kmNE
Wippinger Kolk Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km408 places

Hatzumer Sand Island 52 kmN
Wolfmeer Lake 55 kmNE
Uphuser Meer Lake 57 kmN
Twekmeer Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km888 places

East Frisian Islands Island 98 kmN
Norderney Island 94 kmN
Borkum Island 82 kmN
Baltrum Island 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bourtange Fortress Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality
17 km NE
Early Camp Neusustrum Historic site, Sustrum
11 km E
Bourtange Fortress Museum Museum, Westerwolde Municipality
17 km NE
Tannenkamp Natural site, Lower Saxony
12 km E
Großer Sand Natural site, Lower Saxony
15 km SE
Wedderborg Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality
21 km N