Region · Netherlands
Where to stay in Friesland
This guide covers 7 destinations in Friesland, a first-level administrative division of Netherlands, with 15 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Leeuwarden, Súdwest-Fryslân and Smallingerland. Across its destinations, June is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 7
- Places to stay
- 15
- Comfortable in the most places
- June
- Main airport
- GRQGroningen Airport Eelde
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
Destinations
Destinations in Friesland
Every destination in this guide in Friesland, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeuwarden | 93,765 | 5 | GRQ · 54 km |
| Smallingerland | 56,040 | 3 | GRQ · 32 km |
| Heerenveen | 50,650 | 3 | GRQ · 39 km |
| Súdwest-Fryslân | 89,999 | 2 | GRQ · 70 km |
| Hollum | 1 | GRQ · 72 km | |
| Nes | 1 | GRQ · 65 km | |
| De Fryske Marren | 51,778 | GRQ · 64 km |
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Friesland
1 place to stay in Friesland with a published guest score, ordered by that score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Each links to its own website.
| # | Place to stay | Where | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Oranje Hotel Leeuwarden hotel | Leeuwarden | 78 | 88/100 3,046 reviews |
Where to stay
More hotels in Friesland
8 hotels in Friesland recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Friesland
From the climate of 7 destinations in Friesland with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: June.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 7 | 6 °C | 70 mm |
| February | 0 of 7 | 6 °C | 52 mm |
| March | 0 of 7 | 9 °C | 50 mm |
| April | 0 of 7 | 13 °C | 36 mm |
| May | 1 of 7 | 17 °C | 50 mm |
| June | 7 of 7 | 19 °C | 62 mm |
| July | 4 of 7 | 22 °C | 78 mm |
| August | 0 of 7 | 22 °C | 81 mm |
| September | 3 of 7 | 19 °C | 82 mm |
| October | 0 of 7 | 14 °C | 86 mm |
| November | 0 of 7 | 10 °C | 81 mm |
| December | 0 of 7 | 7 °C | 77 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Friesland
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Friesland name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
GRQ · Groningen Airport Eelde
AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Friesland, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Netherlands
Nearby
Regions near Friesland
Other regions of Netherlands with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.