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Netherlands in November

Mixed month. Grey and wet; Sinterklaas arrives mid-month with parades.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Netherlands
Prices
Low
Netherlands

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Netherlands

Grey and wet; Sinterklaas arrives mid-month with parades.

Is another month better than November?

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in November

  • Coast and Randstad · Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdamrainy

    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, Eindhovenrainy

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

  • North and Wadden · Groningen, Friesland, Texelrainy

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

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

  • Bollenstreek: South Holland coastal plain · Bollenstreekbest weather

    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 inlandcool

    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.

  • Amsterdam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 19 rain days
  • Aa en Hunze9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Aalsmeer10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Alkmaar10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Almelo10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Almere10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Alphen aan den Rijn10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Amersfoort10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Amstelveen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Andijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Ansen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Apeldoorn9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Appingedam9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Arcen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arnhem10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 17 rain days
  • Assen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Asten9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days
  • Baarle9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Barneveld9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Beemster10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bergen, North Holland10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bergen op Zoom10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Berkelland9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Boekel10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bolsward10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bourtange8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Boxmeer9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Breda10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Brielle10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Broek in Waterland9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Broek op Langedijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bronckhorst9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bunnik8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 19 rain days
  • Bussum9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days
  • Castricum10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Coevorden9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 14 rain days
  • Cuijk9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Culemborg10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • De Bilt9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • De Fryske Marren9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Delft10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Delfzijl9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 14 rain days
  • Den Helder9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Deurne9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Deventer9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Diemen9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dinkelland9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Doesburg9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Doetinchem9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Domburg10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Dordrecht10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Drachten9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Drenthse Veenkoloniën9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Dronten10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Edam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Ede10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Efteling10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Eindhoven10 °C (50 °F) / 3.5 °C (38 °F), 18 rain days
  • Elburg9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Emmen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Enkhuizen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Enschede9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Epen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Franeker10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gelders Arcadië9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Geldrop10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Geleen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gemert9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Giethoorn10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 15 rain days
  • Goes11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gorinchem10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gouda10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • Grave10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Groningen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gulpen9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Haaksbergen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Haarlem10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Harderwijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Harlingen9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days
  • Heemskerk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Heerenveen9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heerlen9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heiloo10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Helmond10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hengelo9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hilversum10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hindeloopen9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hoensbroek9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hogeland9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 14 rain days
  • Hoofddorp10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hoogeveen9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hoorn10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hulst10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • IJsselstein10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kampen10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Katwijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kerkrade9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kinderdijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kuinre9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Laarbeek9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Landgraaf9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Langezwaag9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Laren10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Leeuwarden9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Leiden10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Lelystad9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Liemers10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lisse10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Lochem9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Maassluis11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Maastricht10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Margraten9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Marken10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Meppel9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Middelburg10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Mill en Sint Hubert9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Monnickendam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Muiden10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Naarden10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nieuwegein10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nijmegen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Noord-Beveland10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Noordoostpolder9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Noordwijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Nuenen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oegstgeest10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Oldambt9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 14 rain days
  • Oldenzaal9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ommen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Oost Gelre9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oosterbeek10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oss9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oudewater10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Overloon9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Partij-Wittem9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Purmerend9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ravenstein10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rhenen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Rijswijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Roermond10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Roosendaal9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Albrandswaard10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Hook of Holland10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Rotterdam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • 's-Hertogenbosch10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Schagen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Scheveningen10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Schiedam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schiermonnikoog9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Schoonhoven9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Simpelveld9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sint Anthonis10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days
  • Sittard10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sliedrecht9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sluis10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sneek9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Soest9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Someren9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days
  • Spijkenisse10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Stavoren9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Terneuzen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days
  • The Hague10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 19 rain days
  • Tholen11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Thorn10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tiel10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 17 rain days
  • Tilburg10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Uitgeest10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Urk9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Utrecht10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Utrechtse Heuvelrug10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vaals9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Valkenburg aan de Geul9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Veenendaal10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Veenkoloniën9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Venlo9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vijfheerenlanden9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vlaardingen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vlissingen10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Volendam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Wageningen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 17 rain days
  • Wassenaar10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Weert10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Weesp10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Westerbork9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Westkapelle10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wijchen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wijk bij Duurstede10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wijlre9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Winterswijk9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Woerden10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Workum10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zaandam10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zaanse Schans10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Zandvoort10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days
  • Zeewolde9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zeist9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zierikzee10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Zoetermeer10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zutphen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zwijndrechtse Waard10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zwolle9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Netherlands
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Prices · Netherlands
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  • Verdict

    Nov: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Nov: Low

    May: High

  • Prices

    Nov: Low

    May: High

  • Festivals listed

    Nov: 0

    May: 4

November: Grey and wet; Sinterklaas arrives mid-month with parades.

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

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in November

Rated best or good this month

  • Roermond

    Best months: May–Sep for the lakes and terraces; Nov–Dec for outlet sales

  • Valkenburg aan de Geul

    Best months: May–Jun, Sep; late Nov–Dec for the Christmas markets