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Amsterdam Tourist Information • Posted: November 27, 2005

• Current Temperature
• Average Temperatures and Rainfall in Amsterdam

Good news: The joke that says Amsterdam has four seasons a day is not quite true. Most of the time, at least.

Amsterdam’s climate is mild, but changeable. If you happen to live in Seattle, Ireland or Southern England, you’ll feel right at home. It can be foggy in the morning, sunny by noon, hot in the afternoon, and cooler at night. Blue, sunny skies can be interspersed by occasional light showers, and hot spells tend to be broken by thundershowers.

During the summer, especially, the Netherlands can experience weather extremes: anything from extended heatwaves to days of gray skies and seemingly continuous rain showers. Mostly though, summers are pleasantly warm — T-shirts and short sleeves weather. Once the sun goes down you may want to have a light jacket (keep in mind that from mid-spring to mid-fall it stays light outside until 10:00 or 10:30 PM).

The coldest weather usually occurs in the months from December through March. However, winters tend to be mild and nowadays there is far less snow than there used to be several decades back.

Note that in recent years Holland — like many other countries — has seen the effects of global warming in the form of more and more heat-waves.

If you plan to be in Amsterdam during the spring and fall, by all means bring a small umbrella, or plan to buy one here. Make it a sturdy one, though, for in Holland rain is often accompanied by wind strong enough to fold light umbrellas into shapes not anticipated by the manufacturer. (Hint: should it rain, do like the Dutch do. Take shelter in a cozy café. Most showers don’t last longer than a few pints).

Current Weather in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Weather Amsterdam

The satellite picture shows the location of clouds which may develop rain showers.

Expected temperature highs and lows are shown in Celcius for today and the next four days (mo = monday, di = tuesday, wo = wednesday, do = thursday, vr = friday, za = saturday, zo = sunday).

‘Zonneschijn‘ (sunshine) and ‘neerslagkans‘ (possibility of rain) are shown in percentages.

‘Windkracht‘ shows the wind force, and ‘Actuele Temperatuur,’ at the bottom of the graphic, shows the current temperature.

Average Temperatures and Rainfall in Amsterdam

Amsterdam	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rainfall (mm)	79	44	89	39	50	60	73	60	80	104	76	72
Rainfall (inches)	3.1	1.7	3.5	1.5	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.4	3.2	4.1	3.0	2.8
Min Temp (°C)	0	0	2	4	8	10	13	12	10	7	3	1
Max Temp (°C)	5	6	10	13	18	20	22	22	19	14	9	6
Min Temp (°F)	30	30	34	37	45	50	54	54	48	45	37	34
Max Temp (°F)	39	43	48	55	63	68	72	72	66	57	48	43