# Harbour museum, Netherlands: what it is and when to go > Harbour museum is a museum in Netherlands (Rotterdam). Interests: Museums and art. The best time to visit is April to September. In June there are 16 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 33. It has articles in 2 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Netherlands: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/havenmuseum/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-02 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Museum in Netherlands · Museums and art - **Where:** Netherlands - **Best time:** April to September. - **Nearest airport:** RTM Rotterdam, 5.6 km as the crow flies - **Coordinates:** 51.91564, 4.48249 ## What it is and where Harbour museum is a museum in Netherlands (Rotterdam). It has articles in 2 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Netherlands: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. It is in [Rotterdam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/roterdam/), where this site lists 200 more places to see, 762 m from the centre. Its coordinates are 51.91564, 4.48249; the nearest main airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, Rotterdam), 5.6 km as the crow flies. How to get around Netherlands (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.915636%2C4.482486) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.915636%2C4.482486) It is one of the [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/museos/) places in Netherlands. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Harbour museum is **April to September**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 8 h 02 | | February | Possible | 9 h 40 | | March | Possible | 11 h 31 | | April | Best time | 13 h 38 | | May | Best time | 15 h 26 | | June | Best time | 16 h 27 | | July | Best time | 16 h 02 | | August | Best time | 14 h 26 | | September | Best time | 12 h 23 | | October | Possible | 10 h 20 | | November | Possible | 8 h 30 | | December | Possible | 7 h 33 | In June there are 16 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 33. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Netherlands in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Netherlands To enter Netherlands there are 6 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid Spanish ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Netherlands checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Euro (EUR); plugs: Type C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz (the same as in Spain); emergencies: 112 · 0900-8844 police (non-emergency). In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Stadsgraanzuiger 19](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/stadsgraanzuiger-19/): History · 37 m - [Volharding 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/volharding-1/): History · 54 m - [Dockyard V](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/dockyard-v/): History · 64 m - [Havendienst 20](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/havendienst-20/): Historic ship · 73 m - [Maritime Museum Rotterdam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/maritime-museum/): Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands · 225 m Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Netherlands guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/). ## More in Netherlands: Museums and art - [Rijksmuseum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/rijksmuseum/): museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands - [Van Gogh Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/van-gogh-museum/): art museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands - [Mauritshuis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/mauritshuis/): art museum in The Hague, Netherlands - [Anne Frank House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/casa-anna-frank/): museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank - [Rietveld Schröder House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/rietveld-schroderhuis/): house in the Dutch city of Utrecht built in 1924 by Gerrit Rietveld - [Kröller-Müller Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/museo-kroller-muller/): art museum and sculpture garden in Otterlo, Netherlands Every Netherlands place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/museos/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Harbour museum? It is a museum in Netherlands. It has articles in 2 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Netherlands: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. ### When is the best time to visit Harbour museum? April to September. In June there are 16 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 33. ### How do you get to Harbour museum? The nearest main airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 5.6 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.915636%2C4.482486) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Netherlands is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Netherlands map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Stadsgraanzuiger 19](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/stadsgraanzuiger-19/), [Volharding 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/volharding-1/), [Dockyard V](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/dockyard-v/). The rest is in [the Netherlands guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1322457400), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1920457), CC0. More about Harbour museum on [Wikipedia](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havenmuseum). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).