- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 km
About Houtdijken
Houtdijken is a village. Location: Gemeente Woerden, Utrecht. Elevation: -1 m.
Houtdijken is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km northeast of Woerden. Houtdijken is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1307 as In Hofdijc, and means "parcel of land on a dike". The name was later reinterpreted as hout (wood). Houtdijken has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 243 people.
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Climate of Houtdijken
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 84 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (84 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 50 | 64 | 45 | 58 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 75 | 78 | 84 | 77 |
How to get to Houtdijken
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Utrecht, 14 km to the east.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 25 kmnorthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 38 kmsouthwest
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 79 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Utrecht Population: 376.4K 14 kmeast
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 27 kmnorthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 30 kmnorth
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 30 kmwest
- Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 30 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Houtdijken
Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 154 natural sites, 81 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km19 places
- Zwarte Berg Mountain 19 kmNE
- Hoorneboeg Mountain 19 kmNE
- Jacobikerk Attraction 13 kmE
- Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 19 kmW
25–60 km128 places
- IJsselmonde Island 39 kmSW
- Habana Beach Beach 49 kmW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 35 kmSW
- Valenberg Mountain 56 kmE
60–100 km254 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 80 kmNE
- Putse Moer Lake 87 kmSW
- Stappensven Lake 85 kmSW
- Zandbergen Natural site 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Watertoren Landmark, Gemeente Woerden3.5 km SW -
Meernbrug Landmark, Gemeente Utrecht8.1 km E -
Museum Catharijneconvent Museum, Gemeente Utrecht14 km E -
Jacobikerk Attraction, Gemeente Utrecht13 km E -
Stadion Galgenwaard Landmark, Gemeente Utrecht15 km E -
Centraal Museum Museum, Gemeente Utrecht14 km E
Sources & licences
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