Amsterdam month by month
Plan your visit to Amsterdam by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Amsterdam's measured year divides into a narrow warm plateau and a long grey stretch. June, July, and August cluster between 21°C and 22°C, but rainfall separates them. June records 10 rain days. July rises to 15. August settles at 11. Spring builds from March at 11°C to May at 17°C, with rain days between 10 and 13. November through February sit between 7°C and 10°C with 13 to 16 rain days each month. October falls to 16°C from September's 20°C and records 16 rain days.
TTDI publishes 12 month guides beneath this index, each built on the city's measured weather. For a summer trip, open June or August first. They pair highs of 21°C and 22°C with 10 and 11 rain days. July matches June's 21°C but brings 15 rain days. A September visit still holds 20°C with 12 rain days. For winter planning, compare January at 7°C and 14 rain days against February at 8°C and 13. March and April sit at 11°C and 13°C with 10 and 11 rain days.
October and November need the most care. Both record 16 rain days, the highest count in Amsterdam's measured year, and November's 10°C high falls below even March's 11°C.
June is Amsterdam's most decisive month, reaching 21°C with 10 rain days while July, at the same temperature, records 15.
- January
- High
- 7°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 92 mm
January in Amsterdam is dark. The sun doesn't clear the rooftops until nearly 9am, and by 4:45pm it's gone; if you saw it at all through the low grey ceiling that tends to settle…
- February
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 81 mm
February in Amsterdam is cold, grey, and damp, and you should know that going in. Expect daytime temperatures hovering around 8°C (47°F) that feel closer to 3°C with the wind…
- March
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 52 mm
March in Amsterdam is, frankly, still winter wearing a thin spring disguise. Daytime temperatures hover around 11°C (52°F), which sounds manageable until a raw North Sea wind cuts…
- April
- High
- 13°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 68 mm
April in Amsterdam is tulip month, full stop. That single fact reshapes the entire city. Keukenhof (the 32-hectare flower park near Lisse) hits peak bloom, the canal-side window…
- May
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 91 mm
May is when Amsterdam finally exhales. The long grey winter releases its grip, temperatures climb to around 17°C (63°F) during the day, and the city's canal-side terraces fill up…
- June
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 71 mm
June in Amsterdam is defined by the light. The sun doesn't set until nearly 10 PM, and genuine darkness barely arrives at all: there's a soft bluish glow lingering past 11 that…
- July
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 97 mm
July in Amsterdam is about the light. The sun lingers until nearly 10pm, and those long northern European evenings (warm enough for a t-shirt, cool enough that you won't break a…
- August
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 62 mm
August is peak season in Amsterdam, and the city feels it. The single most important thing to know is that the Canal Parade (the centerpiece of Amsterdam Pride) takes over the…
- September
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 77 mm
September might be Amsterdam's smartest timing play. The summer tourist wave recedes (you can cross the Museumbrug without shoulder-checking a tour group) while the weather still…
- October
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 122 mm
October in Amsterdam is wet. That's the single most important thing to know: with around 122mm of rain spread across roughly 16 days, this is statistically the rainiest month of…
- November
- High
- 10°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 96 mm
November in Amsterdam means one thing above all else: darkness. The sun drops below the horizon before 5 PM by mid-month, and by the last week you're looking at twilight by quarter…
- December
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 75 mm
December in Amsterdam is, above all else, dark. The sun doesn't rise until nearly half past eight in the morning and dips below the horizon before half four in the afternoon: you…