Katwijk aan Zee
Located in Katwijk Municipalty, South Holland Coordinates: 52°12′12″ N 4°23′55″ E
- Population
- 20,010
- 20K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol28 km
About Katwijk aan Zee
Katwijk aan Zee is a town. Location: Katwijk Municipalty, South Holland. Population: 20,010. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Oud Poelgeest and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.
Photos of Katwijk aan Zee
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Oud Poelgeest Wikifrits · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Goodness Shamrock · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
SieboldHuis Niels from Amsterdam, NL · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Museum Boerhaave Jvhertum · Public domain
Climate of Katwijk aan Zee
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 68 | 48 | 62 | 45 | 46 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 88 | 90 | 95 | 79 |
How to get to Katwijk aan Zee
The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 8 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 28 kmsouth
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 28 kmnortheast
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 107 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 8 kmsoutheast
- The Hague Population: 474.3K 16 kmsouthwest
- Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 17 kmsouth
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 23 kmnortheast
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 26 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Katwijk aan Zee
Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 67 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km10 places
- Habana Beach Beach 19 kmSW
- Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 19 kmE
- Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 16 kmSW
- Oud Poelgeest Historic site 6 kmSE
25–60 km102 places
- IJsselmonde Island 38 kmS
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 55 kmSW
- Badstrand Rockanje Beach 44 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 35 kmS
60–100 km144 places
- Putse Moer Lake 91 kmS
- Stappensven Lake 88 kmS
- Wolvenbos Natural site 97 kmS
- Wegmeerheide Natural site 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oud Poelgeest Historic site, Oegstgeest Municipality6.5 km SE
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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Museum, Leiden Municipality7.8 km SE
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Museum Boerhaave Museum, Leiden Municipality7.8 km SE
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SieboldHuis Museum, Leiden Municipality7.6 km SE
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Escher Museum Museum, Gemeente Den Haag15 km SW -
Museon Museum, Gemeente Den Haag15 km SW -
GEM Museum, Gemeente Den Haag15 km SW -
Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction, Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn19 km E
Sources & licences
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