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Nearest town
The Hague
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport18 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol41 km

About Museon

Museon is a museum. Location: Gemeente Den Haag, South Holland.

From Wikipedia

Museon is a museum for science and culture in The Hague, Netherlands, with a strong focus on education. It regularly presents exhibitions on a range of topics related to the environment, geography or cultural identity. It has an extensive collections in the domains of geology, biology, archaeology, history, science and ethnology. The name Museon is a shortening of the museum's original extended Dutch name - Museum ten bate van het Onderwijs.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1977
Architect
Wim Quist
Official website
museon-omniversum.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Museon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (98 mm)
Driest month
April (46 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).

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Climate of Museon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°12°16°18°20°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)695064464967676390949880

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Museon

The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is The Hague, 2 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 18 kmsoutheast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 41 kmnortheast
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • The Hague Population: 474.3K 2 kmsoutheast
  • Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 15 kmeast
  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 17 kmnortheast
  • Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 23 kmsoutheast
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 37 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Museon

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 64 natural sites, 90 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 5 kmSW
  • Hoek van Holland Natural site 17 kmSW
  • Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 2 kmSE
  • Oud Poelgeest Historic site 17 kmNE

25–60 km78 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 30 kmSE
  • Ouddorp Beach Beach 40 kmSW
  • Badstrand Rockanje Beach 29 kmSW
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 27 kmSE

60–100 km222 places

  • Het Eiland Island 100 kmS
  • Putse Moer Lake 79 kmS
  • Stappensven Lake 76 kmS
  • Kleine Weel Lake 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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