Tempel is the remnant of a lunar crater whose outer rim has been eroded, indented, and reshaped by subsequent impacts and lava flows. It is attached to the eastern rim of the Agrippa crater, in an area that has been resurfaced by old lava flows. To the southwest is Godin crater, and to the east lies the small, bowl-shaped Whewell crater.

Tempel is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 6 km north of Gouda.