Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Amsterdam across the year
Best-looking months for Amsterdam: Mar, May, Jun.
- JanMixedLowLow1 event
- FebMixedLowLowNone listed
- MarGoodMediumMedium1 event
- AprGoodHighHigh2 events
- MayGreatHighHigh2 events
- JunGreatHighHighNone listed
- JulMixedHighHighNone listed
- AugMixedHighHigh1 event
- SepGoodMediumMediumNone listed
- OctGoodMediumMediumNone listed
- NovMixedLowLowNone listed
- DecMixedMediumMedium1 event
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
May in Amsterdam
Typical highs 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C), lows 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C), rain on about 15 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Mild and long days; book everything ahead. Typical highs around 18 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 15 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Amsterdam
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Netherlands overall. Mild and green; Liberation Day on the 5th; Keukenhof closes mid-May.Based on: Netherlands overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Netherlands overall.Based on: Netherlands overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Tulip season; Remembrance and Liberation Day.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Tulip season (Late March–mid May)Bulb fields and Keukenhof are crowded; hotels fill.
- Remembrance and Liberation Day (May 4–5)Two minutes' silence on the evening of the 4th; festivals on the 5th.