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Netherlands in October

Mixed month. Autumn storms begin; Amsterdam Dance Event mid-month fills hotels.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Medium
Netherlands
Prices
Medium
Netherlands

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Netherlands

Autumn storms begin; Amsterdam Dance Event mid-month fills hotels.

Is another month better than October?

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in October

  • 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, Eindhovenfine

    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.

  • Achterhoek: Achterhoekbest weather

    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, Deventerbest weather

    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.

  • Amsterdam15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 18 rain days
  • Aa en Hunze14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Aalsmeer15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Alkmaar15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Almelo15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Almere15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Alphen aan den Rijn15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Amersfoort15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Amstelveen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Andijk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ansen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Apeldoorn14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Appingedam14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Arcen14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Arnhem15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 15 rain days
  • Assen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Asten15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Baarle14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Barneveld14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Beemster15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bergen, North Holland15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bergen op Zoom15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Berkelland14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Boekel15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bolsward15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bourtange14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Boxmeer14 °C (57 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Breda15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Brielle15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Broek in Waterland14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Broek op Langedijk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bronckhorst14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bunnik14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 17 rain days
  • Bussum14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 15 rain days
  • Castricum15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Coevorden14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Cuijk15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Culemborg15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • De Bilt14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • De Fryske Marren14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Delft15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Delfzijl14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Den Helder14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Deurne14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Deventer14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Diemen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dinkelland14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Doesburg14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Doetinchem14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Domburg15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Dordrecht15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Drachten14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Drenthse Veenkoloniën14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Dronten15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Edam15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ede15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Efteling15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Eindhoven15.2 °C (59 °F) / 6.8 °C (44 °F), 15 rain days
  • Elburg14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Emmen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Enkhuizen14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Enschede14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Epen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Franeker15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gelders Arcadië14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Geldrop15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Geleen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gemert14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Giethoorn15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Goes16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gorinchem15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Gouda15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Grave15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Groningen14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gulpen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Haaksbergen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Haarlem15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Harderwijk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Harlingen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 17 rain days
  • Heemskerk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Heerenveen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Heerlen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Heiloo15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Helmond15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hengelo14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hilversum15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hindeloopen14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hoensbroek14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hogeland14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Hoofddorp15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hoogeveen14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hoorn15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hulst15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • IJsselstein15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kampen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Katwijk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kerkrade15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kinderdijk15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kuinre15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Laarbeek15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Landgraaf14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Langezwaag14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Laren15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Leeuwarden14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Leiden15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lelystad14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Liemers15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lisse15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lochem14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Maassluis16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Maastricht15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Margraten14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Marken15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Meppel14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Middelburg15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mill en Sint Hubert14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Monnickendam15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Muiden15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Naarden15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nieuwegein15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nijmegen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Noord-Beveland15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Noordoostpolder14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Noordwijk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nuenen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oegstgeest15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oldambt14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Oldenzaal14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ommen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oost Gelre14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oosterbeek15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oss14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oudewater15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Overloon14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Partij-Wittem14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Purmerend14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ravenstein15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rhenen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rijswijk15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Roermond15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Roosendaal14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Albrandswaard15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Hook of Holland15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rotterdam15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • 's-Hertogenbosch15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schagen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Scheveningen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schiedam15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Schiermonnikoog14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Schoonhoven14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Simpelveld14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint Anthonis15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 16 rain days
  • Sittard15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sliedrecht14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sluis15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sneek14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Soest14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Someren14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Spijkenisse15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Stavoren14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Terneuzen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • The Hague15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 17 rain days
  • Tholen16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Thorn15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tiel15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 15 rain days
  • Tilburg15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Uitgeest15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Urk14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Utrecht15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Utrechtse Heuvelrug15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vaals14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Valkenburg aan de Geul15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Veenendaal15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Veenkoloniën14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Venlo15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vijfheerenlanden14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vlaardingen15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vlissingen15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Volendam15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wageningen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 15 rain days
  • Wassenaar15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Weert15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Weesp15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Westerbork14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Westkapelle15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wijchen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wijk bij Duurstede15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Wijlre14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Winterswijk14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Woerden15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Workum15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zaandam15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zaanse Schans15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zandvoort14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zeewolde14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zeist14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zierikzee15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zoetermeer15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zutphen14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zwijndrechtse Waard15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zwolle14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Netherlands
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Prices · Netherlands
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  • Verdict

    Oct: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Oct: Medium

    May: High

  • Prices

    Oct: Medium

    May: High

  • Festivals listed

    Oct: 0

    May: 4

October: Autumn storms begin; Amsterdam Dance Event mid-month fills hotels.

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

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Where to go in October

Rated best or good this month

  • Amsterdam

    Cool and colourful; Amsterdam Dance Event week is busy.

  • Aalsmeer

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Alphen aan den Rijn

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Apeldoorn

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

  • Asten

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Barneveld

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Bolsward

    Best months: Apr–Oct (check)

  • Bourtange

    Best months: May–Sep; museums open daily mid-Mar–Oct

  • Breda

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Broek op Langedijk

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Bunnik

    Best months: Apr–Oct (fort excursions run mid-April to October); May–Jun and Sep for mild weather

  • Cuijk

    Best months: Apr–Oct