Volkel
Settlement in the Netherlands
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Volkel (Brabantian: Vollekul) is a village in the Netherlands. It is situated in the north-east corner of the province of North Brabant, south-east of the town of Uden. On 1 January 2021, Volkel had 3,435 inhabitants. It used to be part of the municipality of Uden, before being merged into the municipality of Maashorst in 2022.[3]
Volkel | |
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Church of St. Anthony | |
  Volkel Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Volkel Volkel (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′40″N 5°39′10″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Maashorst |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,435 |
| • Density | 207.2/km2 (536.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5408[1] |
| Dialing code | 0413 |
Volkel is known for Volkel Air Base of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as well as the amusement park BillyBird Park Hemelrijk.
Volkel used to be a little village. In 1455, a chapel was built, but the village did not get a church until 1855.[4] In 1940, a military airport was built near Volkel by the Germans. During Operation Market Garden, the airport was bombed many times. The damage was repaired afterwards, and it first served as an Allied airport and later it became Volkel Air Base.[3]
Gallery
Patrouille de France at Volkel Air Base
Chapel
Farm in Volkel
Clergy house
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Climate
| Climate data for Volkel (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1951−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.1 (−4.2) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.0 (2.52) |
58.2 (2.29) |
52.7 (2.07) |
40.4 (1.59) |
57.6 (2.27) |
64.1 (2.52) |
70.6 (2.78) |
73.4 (2.89) |
59.4 (2.34) |
61.8 (2.43) |
64.8 (2.55) |
72.2 (2.84) |
739.2 (29.10) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87.5 | 84.7 | 79.5 | 73.3 | 72.9 | 74.2 | 75.4 | 77.6 | 82.2 | 86.1 | 89.9 | 89.8 | 81.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.2 | 90.7 | 143.3 | 190.2 | 217.4 | 211.8 | 215.4 | 198.9 | 158.2 | 121.8 | 72.9 | 56.1 | 1,745.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 26.6 | 32.2 | 38.8 | 45.8 | 44.9 | 42.6 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 41.6 | 36.8 | 27.2 | 22.9 | 37.2 |
| Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[5][6] | |||||||||||||
