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Netherlands in September

Good month. Mild, calmer, good light; Heritage Days open private buildings on the second weekend.

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Medium
Netherlands
Prices
Medium
Netherlands

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for Netherlands

Mild, calmer, good light; Heritage Days open private buildings on the second weekend.

Is another month better than September?

September is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

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

    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, Texelfine

    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)).

  • 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 inlandbest weather

    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 Worksbest weather

    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-Hertogenboschbest weather

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

  • Southern Netherlands: South Limburg · Maastricht, Valkenburg, hillsbest weather

    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, Utrechtbest weather

    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.

  • Amsterdam19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Aa en Hunze19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Aalsmeer19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alkmaar19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Almelo20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Almere19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Alphen aan den Rijn19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Amersfoort19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Amstelveen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Andijk19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ansen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Apeldoorn19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Appingedam19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Arcen19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Arnhem20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days
  • Assen18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Asten20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Baarle19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Barneveld19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Beemster19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bergen, North Holland19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bergen op Zoom20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Berkelland19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Boekel20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bolsward20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bourtange18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Boxmeer19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Breda19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Brielle19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Broek in Waterland19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Broek op Langedijk19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bronckhorst19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bunnik18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 16 rain days
  • Bussum19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days
  • Castricum19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Coevorden19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Cuijk20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Culemborg19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • De Bilt19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • De Fryske Marren19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Delft19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Delfzijl18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Den Helder19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Deurne19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Deventer19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Diemen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Dinkelland19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days
  • Doesburg19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Doetinchem19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Domburg19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Dordrecht19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Drachten18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Drenthse Veenkoloniën19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dronten20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Edam19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ede20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Efteling19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Eindhoven20.1 °C (68 °F) / 9.7 °C (49 °F), 14 rain days
  • Elburg19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Emmen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Enkhuizen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Enschede19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Epen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Franeker20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gelders Arcadië19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Geldrop20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Geleen20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gemert19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Giethoorn20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Goes20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gorinchem19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gouda20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Grave20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Groningen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gulpen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Haaksbergen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Haarlem19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Harderwijk19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Harlingen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Heemskerk20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Heerenveen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Heerlen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Heiloo19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Helmond20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hengelo19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hilversum19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hindeloopen18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hoensbroek19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hogeland19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hoofddorp20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hoogeveen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hoorn20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hulst20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • IJsselstein19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kampen20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Katwijk19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kerkrade19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kinderdijk19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kuinre20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Laarbeek20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Landgraaf19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Langezwaag18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Laren20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Leeuwarden19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Leiden19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lelystad19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Liemers20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lisse19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lochem19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Maassluis20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Maastricht20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Margraten19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Marken20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Meppel19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Middelburg19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Mill en Sint Hubert19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Monnickendam19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Muiden20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Naarden20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nieuwegein19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nijmegen20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Noord-Beveland19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Noordoostpolder19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Noordwijk19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nuenen20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oegstgeest19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oldambt19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oldenzaal19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ommen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oost Gelre19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oosterbeek20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oss19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Oudewater19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Overloon19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Partij-Wittem19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Purmerend19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ravenstein20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Rhenen20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rijswijk20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Roermond20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Roosendaal19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Albrandswaard20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rotterdam/Hook of Holland19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rotterdam19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • 's-Hertogenbosch20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Schagen20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Scheveningen19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Schiedam19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Schiermonnikoog18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Schoonhoven19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Simpelveld19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sint Anthonis20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sittard20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sliedrecht19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sluis19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sneek19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Soest19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Someren19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Spijkenisse19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Stavoren18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Terneuzen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • The Hague19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Tholen20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Thorn20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tiel20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days
  • Tilburg20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Uitgeest19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Urk19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Utrecht19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Utrechtse Heuvelrug20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vaals19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Valkenburg aan de Geul19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Veenendaal20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Veenkoloniën19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Venlo20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Vijfheerenlanden19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vlaardingen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vlissingen19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Volendam19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Wageningen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days
  • Wassenaar19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Weert20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Weesp19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Westerbork19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Westkapelle20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wijchen19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Wijk bij Duurstede19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wijlre19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Winterswijk19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Woerden19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Workum20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zaandam20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Zaanse Schans19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zandvoort18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zeewolde19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zeist19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zierikzee20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zoetermeer19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zutphen19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zwijndrechtse Waard19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zwolle19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Netherlands
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Prices · Netherlands
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  • Verdict

    Sep: Good

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: Medium

    May: High

  • Prices

    Sep: Medium

    May: High

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 0

    May: 4

September: Mild, calmer, good light; Heritage Days open private buildings on the second weekend.

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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