Amsterdam weather by month & the best time to visit

🇳🇱 Netherlands · city break · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Amsterdam is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with August and June close behind. Amsterdam averages about 1,629 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,629

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

73/100

Rain / year

828 mm

Snow / year

≈10 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

1M

Elevation

6 m

When is the best time to visit Amsterdam?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Amsterdam is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 75 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Amsterdam?

Amsterdam isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,629 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Netherlands for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 1,629 hours. The year's 828 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Rotterdam Netherlands · 45 km · best in Jul · 1,668 h sun/yr
• Eindhoven Netherlands · 104 km · best in Sep · 1,665 h sun/yr
• Weeze Germany · 123 km · best in Sep · 1,580 h sun/yr
• Brussels Belgium · 158 km · best in Sep · 1,609 h sun/yr
• Düsseldorf Germany · 178 km · best in Sep · 1,578 h sun/yr
• Ostend Belgium · 179 km · best in Jun · 1,769 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Antwerp Belgium · 126 km · 1,664 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Groningen Netherlands · 152 km · 1,559 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

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