Village

Benthorn

Located in Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland Coordinates: 52°04′34″ N 4°33′45″ E

M.Minderhoud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 17; 17
Elevation: -5 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport16 km; AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol29 km

About Benthorn

Benthorn is a village. Location: Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland. Population: 17. Elevation: -5 m.

From Wikipedia

Benthorn is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, about 2 km east of the centre of Benthuizen. Benthorn used to be a heerlijkheid (manor), owned by the States of Holland and West Friesland. It was sold to Adam Adriaan van der Duyn, lord of 's Gravemoer, in 1724. In 1812, Benthorn became a part of the municipality of Hazerswoude, but on 1 April 1817 it became a separate municipality again. According to the 19th-century historian A.J.

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Population of Benthorn over time

Population of Benthorn over time
1830		11
1840		16
1849		17

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Benthorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (93 mm)
Driest month: April (47 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 Benthorn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	12°	17°	19°	21°	22°	18°	14°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	70	51	66	47	51	71	72	63	87	89	93	82

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Benthorn

The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zoetermeer, 5 km to the southwest.