Maastricht weather by month & the best time to visit

🇳🇱 Netherlands · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Maastricht is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with June and July close behind. Maastricht averages about 1,609 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 54 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,609

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

78/100

Rain / year

771 mm

Snow / year

≈28 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

122k

Elevation

111 m

When is the best time to visit Maastricht?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Maastricht is September, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 70 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Maastricht?

Maastricht isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,609 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 5 destinations in Netherlands for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,629 hours. The year's 771 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

• Eindhoven Netherlands · 66 km · best in Sep · 1,665 h sun/yr
• Weeze Germany · 81 km · best in Sep · 1,580 h sun/yr
• Düsseldorf Germany · 81 km · best in Sep · 1,578 h sun/yr
• Brussels Belgium · 90 km · best in Sep · 1,609 h sun/yr
• Köln (Cologne) Germany · 96 km · best in Sep · 1,545 h sun/yr
• Dortmund Germany · 145 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Liège Belgium · 38 km · 1,608 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Antwerp Belgium · 96 km · 1,664 h sun/yr · best in Sep