Merenwijk
Located in Leiden Municipality, South Holland Coordinates: 52°10′36″ N 4°30′32″ E
- Population
- 16,500
- 16.5K
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol23 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport25 km
About Merenwijk
Merenwijk is a neighbourhood. Location: Leiden Municipality, South Holland. Population: 16,500. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (23 km). Nearby sights include Oud Poelgeest and Museum Boerhaave.
Photos of Merenwijk
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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 Merenwijk
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 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 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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| 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 |
How to get to Merenwijk
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 23 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 2 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 23 kmnortheast
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 25 kmsouth
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 100 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 2 kmsouthwest
- Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 13 kmsouth
- The Hague Population: 474.3K 18 kmsouthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 19 kmnortheast
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 24 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Merenwijk
Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 49 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km15 places
- Habana Beach Beach 23 kmSW
- Janskerk Attraction 25 kmN
- Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 10 kmSE
- Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 19 kmSW
25–60 km100 places
- IJsselmonde Island 34 kmS
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Badstrand Rockanje Beach 47 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 31 kmS
60–100 km166 places
- Putse Moer Lake 88 kmS
- Stappensven Lake 86 kmS
- Groot Gat Lake 99 kmS
- Wolvenbos Natural site 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oud Poelgeest Historic site, Oegstgeest Municipality1.7 km W
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Museum Boerhaave Museum, Leiden Municipality2.2 km SW
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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Museum, Leiden Municipality2.6 km SW
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SieboldHuis Museum, Leiden Municipality2.5 km SW
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Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction, Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn10 km SE -
Escher Museum Museum, Gemeente Den Haag17 km SW
Sources & licences
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