Amsterdam in March

Cool; first tulips late in the month.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

March is rated good. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatMild and long days; book everything ahead.
• JuneGreatWarm; long evenings.

• AmsterdamHighs around 10 °C (50 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 50 °F (10 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 17 days
• Coast and Randstad, Netherlands · Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdamcool

  Windy and changeable; showers rather than all-day rain. Summers 20–25 °C (68–77 °F), occasional heatwaves; tulips late March – mid May.Windy and changeable; showers rather than all-day rain. Summers 68–77 °F (20–25 °C), occasional heatwaves; tulips late March – mid May.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Tulip season

  Late March–mid May

  Bulb fields and Keukenhof are crowded; hotels fill.

Crowds · Netherlands overall

Medium

Prices · Netherlands overall

Medium

Netherlands overall: Keukenhof opens around the third week; early tulips and crocuses; changeable weather.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Amsterdam, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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