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Netherlands in July

Great month. Warm, busy; beaches and islands in season.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
High
Netherlands
Prices
High
Netherlands

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Netherlands

Warm, busy; beaches and islands in season.

Is another month better than July?

No other month rates higher than July for Netherlands in this guide.

Weather in July

  • Coast and Randstad · Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdambest weather

    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, Eindhovenbest weather

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

  • North and Wadden · Groningen, Friesland, Texelbest weather

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

  • Achterhoek: Achterhoekwarm

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

  • Bollenstreek: South Holland coastal plain · Bollenstreekwarm

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

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

    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 inlandfine

    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 Worksfine

    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-Hertogenboschfine

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

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

    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, Utrechtfine

    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.

  • Amsterdam22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days
  • Aa en Hunze23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Aalsmeer22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Alkmaar22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Almelo23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Almere23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Alphen aan den Rijn22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Amersfoort23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Amstelveen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Andijk23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ansen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Apeldoorn23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Appingedam22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Arcen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Arnhem24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Assen22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Asten24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Baarle22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Barneveld22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Beemster23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bergen, North Holland22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bergen op Zoom23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Berkelland23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Boekel24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bolsward23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bourtange22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Boxmeer22 °C (72 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Breda23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Brielle22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Broek in Waterland22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Broek op Langedijk23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bronckhorst23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bunnik22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 17 rain days
  • Bussum22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days
  • Castricum22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Coevorden22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cuijk24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Culemborg23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • De Bilt22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • De Fryske Marren22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Delft22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Delfzijl22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Den Helder22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Deurne22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Deventer23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Diemen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Dinkelland22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 4 rain days
  • Doesburg22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Doetinchem23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Domburg22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dordrecht23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Drachten21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • Drenthse Veenkoloniën23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dronten23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Edam22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ede24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Efteling23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Eindhoven24 °C (75 °F) / 12.9 °C (55 °F), 15 rain days
  • Elburg23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Emmen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Enkhuizen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Enschede23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Epen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Franeker23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gelders Arcadië22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Geldrop24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Geleen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gemert22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Giethoorn23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Goes22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Gorinchem23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gouda23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Grave24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Groningen23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gulpen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Haaksbergen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Haarlem22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Harderwijk23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Harlingen22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Heemskerk23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Heerenveen22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Heerlen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Heiloo23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Helmond24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hengelo23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hilversum23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hindeloopen21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 4 rain days
  • Hoensbroek22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hogeland22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hoofddorp23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hoogeveen22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hoorn23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hulst23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • IJsselstein23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kampen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Katwijk22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kerkrade23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kinderdijk23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kuinre24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Laarbeek24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Landgraaf23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Langezwaag22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Laren23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Leeuwarden22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Leiden23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lelystad22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Liemers24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lisse22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lochem23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Maassluis23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Maastricht24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Margraten23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Marken23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Meppel22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Middelburg22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mill en Sint Hubert22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Monnickendam22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Muiden23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Naarden23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nieuwegein23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nijmegen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Noord-Beveland22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Noordoostpolder23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Noordwijk22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nuenen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oegstgeest22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oldambt23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oldenzaal22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ommen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oost Gelre23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oosterbeek23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Oss22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Oudewater23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Overloon22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Partij-Wittem23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Purmerend22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ravenstein24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rhenen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rijswijk23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Roermond24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Roosendaal22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Albrandswaard23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Hook of Holland22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Rotterdam23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • 's-Hertogenbosch24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Schagen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Scheveningen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Schiedam22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Schiermonnikoog21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Schoonhoven22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Simpelveld23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint Anthonis23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sittard24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sliedrecht22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sluis22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sneek22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Soest23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Someren22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Spijkenisse23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Stavoren20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Terneuzen22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • The Hague22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Tholen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Thorn24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tiel24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Tilburg24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Uitgeest22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Urk22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Utrecht23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Utrechtse Heuvelrug23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vaals23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Valkenburg aan de Geul23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days
  • Veenendaal23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Veenkoloniën22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Venlo24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Vijfheerenlanden22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vlaardingen23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Vlissingen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Volendam22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Wageningen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Wassenaar23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Weert24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Weesp23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Westerbork22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Westkapelle23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wijchen22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Wijk bij Duurstede23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wijlre23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days
  • Winterswijk23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Woerden23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Workum23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Zaandam23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Zaanse Schans22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zandvoort21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zeewolde22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Zeist22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Zierikzee23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zoetermeer23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zutphen23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zwijndrechtse Waard23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zwolle23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Netherlands
High
Prices · Netherlands
High

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  • Verdict

    Jul: Great

    May: Great

  • Crowds

    Jul: High

    May: High

  • Prices

    Jul: High

    May: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jul: 0

    May: 4

July: Warm, busy; beaches and islands in season.

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.

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Where to go in July

Rated best or good this month

  • Coast and Randstad

    Best weather of the year (Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdam)

  • Inland and south

    Best weather of the year (Utrecht, Arnhem, Maastricht, Eindhoven)

  • North and Wadden

    Best weather of the year (Groningen, Friesland, Texel)

  • Aa en Hunze

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Aalsmeer

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Almelo

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Alphen aan den Rijn

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Andijk

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Ansen

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Apeldoorn

    Best months: May–Sep; Apr and Oct are quieter and still walkable

  • Appingedam

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Arcen

    Best months: May–September (check)