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Voorhout

Located in Gemeente Teylingen, South Holland Coordinates: 52°13′18″ N 4°29′05″ E

Voorhout
Rudolphous · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
4,670
4.7K
Elevation
0 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 Schiphol21 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport30 km

About Voorhout

Voorhout is a village. Location: Gemeente Teylingen, South Holland. Population: 4,670. Elevation: 0 m.

From Wikipedia

Voorhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrɦʌut] ) is a village and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi) of which 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) is covered by water, and had a population of 14,792 in 2004. Together with Sassenheim and Warmond, it became part of the Teylingen municipality on January 1, 2006. Voorhout is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
12.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Voorhout over time

Population of Voorhout over time
1879 1,091
1889 1,293
1899 1,571
1909 2,125
1920 2,578
1930 3,196
1947 4,060
1960 4,792
1971 6,462
1980 6,937
1990 10,439
2000 13,898

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Voorhout

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 1°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
April (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
Climate of Voorhout
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°16°18°20°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)684862454666676288909579

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Voorhout

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 7 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 21 kmnortheast
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 30 kmsouth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 7 kmsouth
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 17 kmnortheast
  • Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 18 kmsouth
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 21 kmnortheast
  • The Hague Population: 474.3K 21 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Voorhout

Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 77 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km15 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 25 kmSW
  • Janskerk Attraction 21 kmNE
  • Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 14 kmSE
  • Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 21 kmSW

25–60 km98 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 40 kmS
  • Badstrand Rockanje Beach 49 kmSW
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 36 kmS
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 47 kmE

60–100 km149 places

  • Texel Island 99 kmN
  • Putse Moer Lake 93 kmS
  • Stappensven Lake 90 kmS
  • Wolvenbos Natural site 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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