Franeker

Netherlands

Home to the Eise Eisinga Planetarium — built between 1774 and 1781 and recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023, it is the oldest working planetarium in the world — Franeker is a historic small town in the Dutch province of Friesland, with a heritage-dense centre of listed buildings, waterside setting, and a compact core of cafés and restaurants.

  • Population12,996
  • Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
  • Nearest mountain from center 45 km28 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
40°
80mm3.2in
F
39°
65mm2.5in
M
42°
60mm2.3in
A
48°
50mm1.9in
M
12°54°
65mm2.5in
J
15°59°
75mm3.0in
J
17°63°
95mm3.7in
A
18°64°
110mm4.3in
S
15°60°
100mm4.0in
O
12°53°
105mm4.1in
N
47°
95mm3.7in
D
42°
95mm3.8in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
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