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Amsterdam weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Built on water just below sea level, Amsterdam has a cool, damp oceanic climate: mild, breezy and often grey, where both real heat and hard frost are rare and the North Sea is never far away. Amsterdam weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+0.5°Chigh near average

15° / 6°Today
14° / 8°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+1.7°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4932frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 63 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 63 in the 1940s5days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 3 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 3 in the 1940s+1.7°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 66 mmhigh 5°low 0°February, rain 53 mmhigh 5°low 0°March, rain 58 mmhigh 9°low 2°April, rain 56 mmhigh 12°low 5°May, rain 66 mmhigh 16°low 8°June, rain 69 mmhigh 19°low 11°July, rain 83 mmhigh 21°low 13°August, rain 79 mmhigh 21°low 13°September, rain 69 mmhigh 18°low 11°October, rain 66 mmhigh 14°low 8°November, rain 70 mmhigh 9°low 4°December, rain 68 mmhigh 6°low 2°wettest month July, 83 mm · 803 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Mostly clear

Right now

12.9°

11°feels like
69%humidity
7°dew point
11 km/hfrom SE
UV index0.1
sunrise08:00sunset18:53day length10h 53m
TodayClear15°6°
TueDrizzle18°12°
WedOvercast16°11°
ThuOvercast17°10°
FriDrizzle17°12°
SatDrizzle13°9°
SunOvercast15°6°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
15° / 6°
Average for October 12
14° / 8°

High near average · +0.5°C

  • Record high: 22.2° · 2018
  • Record low: 1.3° · 2015
  • One year ago: 16° / 12°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Amsterdam is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 52.37°N, 4.89°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
52.37°N, 4.89°E
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

28 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +2.1°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Amsterdam lies about two metres below sea level on the flat, water-laced delta behind the North Sea coast, ringed by water on three sides. Its climate is temperate oceanic (Köppen Cfb), strongly moderated by the sea and the prevailing westerly winds: summers are mild, with only a couple of genuinely hot days in an average year, and winters are cool, the surrounding water and city warmth keeping hard, lasting frost relatively rare. What frost there is tends to arrive on easterly winds.

Cloud and damp are the city's signature, especially from October through March, when grey, drizzly days are common; rain falls on roughly a third of all days, mostly as light showers rather than heavy downpours. Genuine extremes of heat and cold are both uncommon.

The warmest month is July, with typical afternoon highs of 20.8°C and nights around 13.3°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 4.6°C and overnight lows sit around 0.5°C.

The yearly total for Amsterdam comes to about 803 mm; monthly amounts range from 53 mm in February up to 83 mm in July.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Amsterdam has risen by 1.7°C between its first decade and its last. Where the first decade averaged 65 frost days a year, the recent one saw about 30.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgknmi.nlbritannica.com

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 15°C. Wettest month: July (~83 mm). Whole year averages ~803 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 114 rainy days a year: most in August (~10), fewest in February (~8).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Amsterdam month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightRecord highRecord low
January4.6°0.5°66 mm108.0 h14.5° (2023)−22.0° (1942)
February5.4°0.5°53 mm89.6 h18.3° (2019)−19.4° (1956)
March8.7°2.4°58 mm911.5 h23.1° (1968)−17.4° (2005)
April12.4°4.8°56 mm913.7 h27.8° (1968)−5.8° (1986)
May16.4°8.4°66 mm1015.5 h30.7° (2017)−0.5° (1941)
June19.1°11.3°69 mm916.5 h34.4° (1947)3.5° (1975)
July20.8°13.3°83 mm1016.1 h37.9° (2019)6.9° (1980)
August20.8°13.2°79 mm1014.5 h33.3° (2020)6.1° (1940)
September18.1°11.0°69 mm1012.4 h32.3° (1949)2.6° (2018)
October13.8°7.9°66 mm910.3 h25.4° (2018)−4.5° (1997)
November8.8°4.3°70 mm108.4 h18.3° (2014)−7.7° (1952)
December5.8°1.8°68 mm107.5 h15.1° (2022)−13.1° (1946)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.7°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.23°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.37°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 3.1 early in the record → 4.7 recently. Frost days: 63 → 32.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2019, all-time low in 1942: 37.9°C / −22.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~803 mm/year on average. Last decade: +8% vs that average. Long-term trend: +26 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Amsterdam

Which is the warmest month in Amsterdam?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Amsterdam is July (mean daily temperature of about 17.2°C) and the coolest is January (about 2.6°C).
How does today's temperature in Amsterdam compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Amsterdam is forecast to reach a high of 14.8°C and a low of 5.8°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 14.3°C and a low of 7.9°C, so today's high is 0.5°C warmer than that average.
How much has Amsterdam warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Amsterdam is about 1.7°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam receives about 803 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Amsterdam?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Amsterdam is about 9.9°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Amsterdam by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Amsterdam (°C, full record since 1940): January 5°/0°, February 5°/0°, March 9°/2°, April 12°/5°, May 16°/8°, June 19°/11°, July 21°/13°, August 21°/13°, September 18°/11°, October 14°/8°, November 9°/4°, December 6°/2°.
What is the weather like in Amsterdam in summer?
June to August is summer in Amsterdam, and it is mild. Expect 19–21°C by day and 11–13°C at night, with August the warmest month. Rain falls on about 10 days a month, adding up to around 77 mm.
What is the weather like in Amsterdam in winter?
In winter, December through February, Amsterdam is cold. Daytime highs sit at 5–6°C and nights at 0–2°C; January is the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 62 mm a month, spread over roughly 9 days.
What is the weather like in Amsterdam in spring?
In spring, March through May, Amsterdam is cool. March is still 9°C in the afternoon and 2°C at night, May already 16°C and 8°C. Rain falls on about 9 days a month, adding up to around 60 mm.
What is the weather like in Amsterdam in autumn?
In autumn, September through November, Amsterdam is cool. It cools from 18°C by day and 11°C at night in September to 9°C and 4°C in November. Rain is steady at around 69 mm a month, spread over roughly 10 days.
How many days a year does it rain in Amsterdam?
On long-term average, Amsterdam has about 114 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 803 mm.

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