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Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

Located in Rotterdam Municipality, South Holland Coordinates: 51°54′29″ N 4°28′50″ E

Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
F.Eveleens · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Rotterdam
1.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
8 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport6 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol49 km

About Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is a museum. Location: Rotterdam Municipality, South Holland.

From Wikipedia

The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (formerly known as the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde) is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1883 and shows more than 1800 ethnographic objects from various cultures in Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and the Islamic heritage.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1885
Visitors per year
130,000
Official website
rotterdam.wereldmuseum.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

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 22°)
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 Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°17°19°21°22°19°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)715369485372776486929682

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 6 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rotterdam, 2 km to the north.

Airports

  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 6 kmnorthwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 49 kmnortheast
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 2 kmnorth
  • Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 17 kmnorth
  • Dordrecht Population: 119.3K 17 kmsoutheast
  • The Hague Population: 474.3K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 28 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 126 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 5 kmSE
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 4 kmE
  • Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 22 kmNW
  • Slot Honingen Historic site 3 kmNE

25–60 km116 places

  • Putse Moer Lake 58 kmS
  • Stappensven Lake 56 kmS
  • Hassel Bos Natural site 57 kmS
  • Gouverneurs Bos Natural site 58 kmSE

60–100 km428 places

  • Het Eiland Island 85 kmSW
  • Kleine Weel Lake 72 kmS
  • Grote Weel Lake 73 kmS
  • Grote Geule Lake 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rotterdam City, Rotterdam Municipality
    1.6 km N
  • Kop van Zuid Village, Rotterdam Municipality
    0.5 km SE
  • Katendrecht Neighbourhood, Rotterdam Municipality
    0.8 km S
  • Bloemhof Neighbourhood, Rotterdam Municipality
    1.8 km SE

Sources & licences

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