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Museum Boerhaave

Located in Leiden Municipality, South Holland Coordinates: 52°09′41″ N 4°29′21″ E

Museum Boerhaave
Jvhertum · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Leiden
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport23 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 km

About Museum Boerhaave

Museum Boerhaave is a museum. Location: Leiden Municipality, South Holland.

From Wikipedia

Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is a museum of the history of science and medicine, based in Leiden, Netherlands. The museum hosts a collection of historical scientific instruments from all disciplines, but mainly from medicine, physics, and astronomy. The museum is located in a building that was originally a convent in central Leiden. It includes a reconstructed traditional anatomical theatre.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1931
Visitors per year
47,500
Official website
rijksmuseumboerhaave.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Museum Boerhaave

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (96 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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 Museum Boerhaave
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°4°8°10°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)705065485070726490929682

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Museum Boerhaave

The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 1 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 23 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 25 kmnortheast
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 1 kmsoutheast
  • Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 12 kmsouth
  • The Hague Population: 474.3K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 21 kmnortheast
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 26 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Museum Boerhaave

Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 87 natural sites, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Habana Beach Beach 21 kmSW
  • Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 11 kmE
  • Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 16 kmSW
  • Oud Poelgeest Historic site 2 kmN

25–60 km104 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 33 kmS
  • Ouddorp Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Badstrand Rockanje Beach 44 kmSW
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 29 kmS

60–100 km173 places

  • Putse Moer Lake 87 kmS
  • Stappensven Lake 84 kmS
  • Kleine Weel Lake 100 kmS
  • Groot Gat Lake 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Leiden City, Leiden Municipality
    0.4 km SE
  • Merenwijk Neighbourhood, Leiden Municipality
    2.2 km NE
  • Hoge Mors Neighbourhood, Leiden Municipality
    2.1 km W
  • Oegstgeest Town, Oegstgeest Municipality
    2.5 km NW

Sources & licences

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