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Netherlands, month by month

The best months for Netherlands: May, Jun, Jul.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedCold, dark and wet; cheapest hotel month. Museums and brown cafés carry the trip.Coast and Randstad: cool · Inland and south: cool · North and Wadden: coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedStill cold; carnival in Maastricht and the south. Canals freeze only in rare years.Coast and Randstad: cool · Inland and south: cool · North and Wadden: coolCrowds: Low
  3. MarchGoodKeukenhof opens around the third week; early tulips and crocuses; changeable weather.Coast and Randstad: cool · Inland and south: cool · North and Wadden: coolCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGoodPeak tulips and King's Day on the 27th — book beds and Keukenhof slots early.Coast and Randstad: fine · Inland and south: fine · North and Wadden: fineCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  5. MayGreatMild and green; Liberation Day on the 5th; Keukenhof closes mid-May.Coast and Randstad: best weather · Inland and south: best weather · North and Wadden: fineCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGreatLongest days, terraces full, festivals. The best month for cycling.Coast and Randstad: best weather · Inland and south: best weather · North and Wadden: best weatherCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatWarm, busy; beaches and islands in season.Coast and Randstad: best weather · Inland and south: best weather · North and Wadden: best weatherCrowds: High
  8. AugustMixedPride Amsterdam early in the month; hotels at their dearest.Coast and Randstad: best weather · Inland and south: best weather · North and Wadden: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodMild, calmer, good light; Heritage Days open private buildings on the second weekend.Coast and Randstad: fine · Inland and south: best weather · North and Wadden: fineCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedAutumn storms begin; Amsterdam Dance Event mid-month fills hotels.Coast and Randstad: rainy · Inland and south: fine · North and Wadden: rainyCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedGrey and wet; Sinterklaas arrives mid-month with parades.Coast and Randstad: rainy · Inland and south: rainy · North and Wadden: rainyCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberMixedAmsterdam Light Festival and Christmas markets; Sinterklaas on 5 December.Coast and Randstad: cool · Inland and south: cool · North and Wadden: coolCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    May: Great

    Jun: Great

  • Crowds

    May: High

    Jun: High

  • Prices

    May: High

    Jun: High

  • Festivals listed

    May: 4

    Jun: 0

May: Mild and green; Liberation Day on the 5th; Keukenhof closes mid-May.

June: Longest days, terraces full, festivals. The best month for cycling.

Netherlands: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Coast and RandstadAmsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, RotterdamCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestOKWetWetCool
Inland and southUtrecht, Arnhem, Maastricht, EindhovenCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestBestOKWetCool
North and WaddenGroningen, Friesland, TexelCoolCoolCoolOKOKBestBestBestOKWetWetCool