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Netherlands in January

Mixed month. Cold, dark and wet; cheapest hotel month. Museums and brown cafés carry the trip.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Netherlands
Prices
Low
Netherlands

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Netherlands

Cold, dark and wet; cheapest hotel month. Museums and brown cafés carry the trip.

Is another month better than January?

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in January

  • Coast and Randstad · 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.

  • Inland and south · Utrecht, Arnhem, Maastricht, Eindhovencool

    Slightly warmer summers and colder winters; Limburg has the only hills.

  • North and Wadden · Groningen, Friesland, Texelcool

    Cooler and windier; island ferries and seal trips best June–September.

  • Achterhoek: Achterhoekcool

    Mild maritime climate; rain spread through year, warmest July–August (≈22 °C (72 °F)).

  • Bollenstreek: South Holland coastal plain · Bollenstreekcool

    Spring (Mar‑May) best for flowers; mild summer, occasional rain.

  • Eastern Netherlands: Veluwe and IJssel valley · Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Zwolle, Deventercold

    Inland and slightly drier than the coast; heath turns purple in August and September. Winter days are short and grey; some park facilities close.

  • Northern Netherlands: Groningen / Friesland / Drenthe · whole region, coastal and inlandcold

    Slightly colder than the west, so outdoor ice skating often starts here first; wind off the Wadden Sea makes the coast feel colder than the temperature suggests. Drenthe's plateau is a little drier and more wooded.

  • Southern Netherlands: Zeeland coast · Walcheren, Delta Workscool

    Sea wind all year; the coast is mildest in spring and early autumn, and summer weekends fill the estuary towns.

  • Southern Netherlands: North Brabant · Eindhoven, Breda, 's-Hertogenboschcool

    City trips work all year; carnival falls in February or early March.

  • Southern Netherlands: South Limburg · Maastricht, Valkenburg, hillscool

    The warmest corner of the country; asparagus in spring, vineyards and walking from May to October.

  • Western Netherlands: Randstad and coast · Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrechtcold

    Mild, wet and windy all year; 20–23 °C (68–73 °F) is a normal July high, and rain can arrive any month. Coastal wind makes Scheveningen and Zandvoort feel cooler than the city.

  • Amsterdam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 19 rain days
  • Aa en Hunze5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Aalsmeer6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Alkmaar6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Almelo6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Almere6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Alphen aan den Rijn6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Amersfoort6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Amstelveen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Andijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ansen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Apeldoorn5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Appingedam5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Arcen5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Arnhem6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 17 rain days
  • Assen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Asten5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Baarle5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Barneveld5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Beemster6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bergen, North Holland6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bergen op Zoom6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Berkelland5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Boekel6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bolsward5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bourtange4 °C (39 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Boxmeer6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Breda6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Brielle6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Broek in Waterland5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Broek op Langedijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bronckhorst5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bunnik5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 19 rain days
  • Bussum5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 20 rain days
  • Castricum6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Coevorden5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 15 rain days
  • Cuijk5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Culemborg6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • De Bilt5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • De Fryske Marren5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Delft6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Delfzijl4 °C (39 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Den Helder6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Deurne5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Deventer5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Diemen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dinkelland4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Doesburg5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Doetinchem5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Domburg6 °C (43 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days
  • Dordrecht6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Drachten6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Drenthse Veenkoloniën5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Dronten6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Edam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ede6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Efteling6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Eindhoven6.1 °C (43 °F) / 0.4 °C (33 °F), 19 rain days
  • Elburg5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Emmen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Enkhuizen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Enschede5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Epen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Franeker6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gelders Arcadië5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Geldrop6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Geleen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gemert5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Giethoorn6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 15 rain days
  • Goes7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gorinchem6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gouda6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Grave6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Groningen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gulpen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Haaksbergen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Haarlem6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Harderwijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Harlingen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 18 rain days
  • Heemskerk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heerenveen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heerlen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heiloo6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Helmond6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hengelo5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hilversum6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hindeloopen6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hoensbroek5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hogeland5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Hoofddorp6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hoogeveen5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hoorn6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hulst6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • IJsselstein6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kampen6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Katwijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kerkrade5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kinderdijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kuinre5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Laarbeek5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Landgraaf5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Langezwaag5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Laren6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Leeuwarden5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Leiden6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lelystad5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Liemers6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lisse6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lochem5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Maassluis6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Maastricht6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Margraten5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Marken6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Meppel5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Middelburg6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mill en Sint Hubert5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Monnickendam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Muiden6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Naarden6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nieuwegein6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nijmegen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Noord-Beveland6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Noordoostpolder6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Noordwijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nuenen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oegstgeest6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oldambt5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Oldenzaal4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ommen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oost Gelre5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oosterbeek6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oss5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oudewater6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Overloon5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Partij-Wittem5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Purmerend5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ravenstein6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rhenen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rijswijk6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Roermond6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Roosendaal5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Albrandswaard6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Hook of Holland6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rotterdam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • 's-Hertogenbosch6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schagen6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Scheveningen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schiedam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schiermonnikoog5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schoonhoven5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Simpelveld5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sint Anthonis6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 20 rain days
  • Sittard6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sliedrecht5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sluis6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sneek5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Soest5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Someren5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Spijkenisse6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Stavoren6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Terneuzen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • The Hague6 °C (43 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 18 rain days
  • Tholen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Thorn6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tiel6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 17 rain days
  • Tilburg6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Uitgeest6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Urk5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Utrecht6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Utrechtse Heuvelrug6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vaals5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Valkenburg aan de Geul5 °C (41 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Veenendaal6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Veenkoloniën5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Venlo5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vijfheerenlanden5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vlaardingen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vlissingen6 °C (43 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days
  • Volendam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wageningen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 17 rain days
  • Wassenaar6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Weert6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Weesp6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Westerbork5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Westkapelle6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wijchen5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Wijk bij Duurstede6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wijlre5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 13 rain days
  • Winterswijk5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Woerden6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Workum6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zaandam6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zaanse Schans6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zandvoort6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zeewolde6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zeist5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zierikzee6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zoetermeer6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zutphen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zwijndrechtse Waard6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zwolle5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days

Festivals and holidays

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.

  • New Year's Day

    1 Jan

    Fireworks night before (restricted in many cities from 2026 — check); quiet day, many museums closed.

  • Light festival

    Dec–January · Amsterdam

    Boat tours and canal-side crowds in the evenings.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Netherlands
Low
Prices · Netherlands
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Jan: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jan: Low

    May: High

  • Prices

    Jan: Low

    May: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 2

    May: 4

January: Cold, dark and wet; cheapest hotel month. Museums and brown cafés carry the trip.

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

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

What to pack

  • Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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