Average annual climate in the Netherlands
- Minimum annual temperature: 7°C
- Average annual temperature: 10°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 13°C
- Precipitation: 73 mm/month (with 16 rainy days/month)
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| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 1 ° / 6 ° | 72mm / 18 days |
| february | 1 ° / 6 ° | 65mm / 16 days |
| March | 2 ° / 9 ° | 51mm / 14 days |
| April | 5 ° / 13 ° | 41mm / 12 days |
| may | 8 ° / 17 ° | 63mm / 14 days |
| June | 11 ° / 19 ° | 64mm / 13 days |
| July | 14 ° / 21 ° | 97mm / 16 days |
| August | 14 ° / 21 ° | 95mm / 15 days |
| September | 11 ° / 19 ° | 75mm / 14 days |
| October | 8 ° / 14 ° | 80mm / 16 days |
| November | 5 ° / 10 ° | 83mm / 20 days |
| December | 2 ° / 6 ° | 85mm / 19 days |
These weather forecasts have been calculated using data from weather stations across the Netherlands.
Details by cities
Check the climate forecast for the largest cities in the Netherlands:
- Amsterdam (11°C on average | 72 mm of rain/month over 15 days)
see the detail > - Rotterdam (11°C on average | 75 mm of rain/month over 15 days)
see the detail > - The Hague (11°C on average)
see the detail > - Utrecht (11°C on average | 72 mm of rain/month over 15 days)
see the detail > - Eindhoven (11°C on average | 64 mm of rain/month over 14 days)
see the detail > - Tilburg (11°C on average | 68 mm of rain/month over 14 days)
see the detail > - Groningen (10°C on average | 69 mm of rain/month over 16 days)
see the detail > - Almere Stad (10°C on average | 71 mm of rain/month over 15 days)
see the detail > - Nijmegen (11°C on average)
see the detail > - Enschede (10°C on average | 65 mm of rain/month over 14 days)
see the detail >
F.A.Q.
Which are the hottest cities in the Netherlands?
The following cities record the highest average maximum temperatures over the year:
Eindhoven (with 15°C), Nijmegen (with 15°C), 's-Hertogenbosch (with 15°C), Venlo (with 15°C), Terneuzen (with 15°C), …
Which are the coldest cities in the Netherlands?
These cities are among those with the lowest average temperatures over the year:
Assen (with 9°C), Enschede (with 10°C), The Clear (with 10°C), Groningen (with 10°C), Velsen (with 10°C), …
Which cities have the least rain in the Netherlands?
The following cities are among the driest in the country and record the fewest number of rainy days over the year:
Venlo (with 166 rainy days), Why us? (with 167 rainy days), Weert (with 168 rainy days), Terneuzen (with 170 rainy days), Eindhoven (with 171 rainy days), …
Which cities in the Netherlands have the most rain?
These cities are among the rainiest in the country:
Rotterdam (with 75 mm/month), Assen (with 74 mm/month), Arnhem (with 73 mm/month), 's-Gravenzande (with 73 mm/month), Leeuwarden (with 73 mm/month), …
Which are the hottest months in the Netherlands?
The months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
August (with 21°C), July (with 21°C), June (with 19°C), …
Which are the coldest months in the Netherlands?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures are:
January (with 3°C), December (with 4°C), february (with 4°C), …
Which are the driest months in the Netherlands?
The months of the year with the least rainfall are:
April (with 41 mm/month), March (with 51 mm/month), may (with 63 mm/month), …
Which are the rainiest months in the Netherlands?
The months of the year with the most rain are:
July (with 97 mm/month), August (with 95 mm/month), December (with 85 mm/month), …
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