When to go · Amsterdam
Amsterdam, month by month
The best months for Amsterdam: May, Jun.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold, damp and dark; low prices.6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 19 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedCold; short days.7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodCool; first tulips late in the month.10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 17 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodTulip season; King's Day on Apr 27 packs the city.14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 15 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatMild and long days; book everything ahead.18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatWarm; long evenings.20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyMixedWarm and crowded; rain showers.22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustMixedPeak crowds; Pride canal parade early in the month.22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodMild, thinner crowds.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodCool and colourful; Amsterdam Dance Event week is busy.15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 18 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedCold and wet; short days.10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 19 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedCold; light festival, Christmas closures.7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 19 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Amsterdam, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 15
Jun: 14 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jun: High
Prices
May: High
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jun: 0
May: Mild and long days; book everything ahead.
June: Warm; long evenings.
Amsterdam: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.