Annual average climate in Groningen
To start, here is an overview of the climatic averages over the whole year in Groningen:
- Minimum annual temperature: 6°C
- Average annual temperature: 10°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 14°C
- Precipitation: 69 mm/month (with 16 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | – / 5° | 73mm / 18 days |
| february | – / 6° | 54mm / 15 days |
| March | 1 ° / 9 ° | 49mm / 15 days |
| April | 4 ° / 15 ° | 36mm / 11 days |
| may | 7 ° / 18 ° | 61mm / 13 days |
| June | 10 ° / 21 ° | 61mm / 13 days |
| July | 12 ° / 22 ° | 91mm / 16 days |
| August | 12 ° / 22 ° | 94mm / 16 days |
| September | 10 ° / 19 ° | 78mm / 15 days |
| October | 7 ° / 14 ° | 73mm / 16 days |
| November | 4 ° / 9 ° | 73mm / 20 days |
| December | – / 6° | 80mm / 18 days |
These weather averages were calculated using data provided by the EELDE weather station. It is located in the Netherlands, 11 km from Groningen and is at an altitude of 5 meters.
The best time to go, or the one to avoid
Here are some additional details that should allow you to choose the best time to leave, or the months to avoid.
Which are the warmest months in Groningen?
In Groningen, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 22°C), August (with 22°C), June (with 21°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Groningen are:
December (with 3°C), January (with 3°C), february (with 3°C), …
Which are the driest months in Groningen?
In Groningen, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
April (with 11 rainy days/month), June (with 13 rainy days/month), may (with 13 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Groningen are:
November (with 20 rainy days/month), January (with 18 rainy days/month), December (with 18 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
These other cities a few kilometers from Groningen could have quite similar climatic normals:
Assen (25 km from Groningen), Delfzijl (26 km), Veendam (24 km), Hoogezand (14 km), Leek (14 km), Appingedam (22 km), Haren (6 km) , Sappemeer (16 km), Bedum (9 km), Zuidhorn (11 km), …
Around Groningen
You might also be interested in these cities:
Assen (25 km from Groningen), Dokkum (40 km), Leeuwarden (51 km), Hardenberg (72 km), Zwolle (85 km), Kampen (86 km), Enschede (113 km) , The Helder (124 km), Almere Stad (131 km), Alkmaar (138 km), …
In the Nederlands
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in the Netherlands:
Amsterdam (147 km from Groningen), Rotterdam (202 km), The Hague (199 km), Utrecht (159 km), Eindhoven (211 km), Tilburg (210 km), Almere Stad (131 km), Nijmegen (161 km), Enschede (113 km), Arnhem (145 km), …
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