Best time to visit Amsterdam
By our rule, the best months to visit Amsterdam are May to September. Daily highs then run from 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) in May to 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) in July, and rain from 53.9 mm in May to 98.6 mm in August, as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Rule: daily high over 16 °C and up to 28 °C, low 8 °C or more, rain 150 mm or less. Means hide hot, cold and wet days. No data on crowds, prices or events. How we test each month
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Each month against the rule
| Month | Meets the rule | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | No: cold, low | 6.2 | 1.2 | 66.5 |
| Feb | No: cold, low | 6.9 | 1.0 | 54.7 |
| Mar | No: cold, low | 10.1 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| Apr | No: cold, low | 14.3 | 5.2 | 39.6 |
| May | Yes | 17.8 | 8.6 | 53.9 |
| Jun | Yes | 20.3 | 11.3 | 64.8 |
| Jul | Yes | 22.5 | 13.5 | 82.3 |
| Aug | Yes | 22.4 | 13.4 | 98.6 |
| Sep | Yes | 19.2 | 11.0 | 84.4 |
| Oct | No: cold, low | 14.7 | 7.7 | 86.7 |
| Nov | No: cold, low | 10.0 | 4.5 | 85.3 |
| Dec | No: cold, low | 6.9 | 1.9 | 81.7 |
Source: WMO climate normals 1991-2020, checked .
Months by what matters to you
- Warmest daily highs: July 22.5 °C, August 22.4 °C, June 20.3 °C.
- Coolest daily highs: January 6.2 °C, February and December (equal) 6.9 °C.
- Driest: April 39.6 mm, March 51.8 mm, May 53.9 mm.
- Sunniest: May 230.7 hours, July 225.4 hours, June 217.2 hours.
- Longest days: June 16 h 47 min, July 16 h 19 min, May 15 h 44 min.
Top three months by each mean. Equal values share a place. Day length on the 15th of each month, 2026.
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Sources
- WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
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