Town

Sassenheim

Located in Gemeente Teylingen, South Holland Coordinates: 52°13′30″ N 4°31′20″ E

Rudolphous · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 15,510; 15.5K
Elevation: 4 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol19 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport30 km

About Sassenheim

Sassenheim is a town. Location: Gemeente Teylingen, South Holland. Population: 15,510. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Sassenheim (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑsə(n)ɦɛim] ) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 6.62 km2 (of which 0.23 km2 water) and had a population of 14,906 in 2005. Since 1 January 2006, it is part of the Teylingen municipality. In 2020, the population reached 15,755. The name Sassenheim consists of two parts; the first (Sassen) means Saxons, and the second portion (heim) is Old Frankish for "home".

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At a glance

Area: 6.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Sassenheim

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Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
Nederlandse Spoorwegen, fotograaf · CC0
Nederlandse Spoorwegen, fotograaf · CC0
Anefo · CC0

Population of Sassenheim over time

Population of Sassenheim over time
1879		1,177
1889		1,419
1899		1,957
1909		2,945
1920		3,754
1930		5,260
1947		7,095
1960		9,595
1971		13,088
1980		12,665
1990		14,422
2000		14,886

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sassenheim

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (95 mm)
Driest month: April (46 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 Sassenheim
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	12°	17°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	69	49	63	46	47	67	67	64	87	91	95	79

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sassenheim

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 8 km to the south.