The good news for Amsterdam is that May often is the sunniest month of the year, with on average up to 15 hours of sunshine a day.
The bad news is that the weather is as fickle as Dutch weather can be.
Forecast for the last week of May: Lots of sun, no rain, and pleasantly warm.
January tends to be Amsterdam’s coldest month.
You can expect anything from gloomy days with (near) freezing temperatures to deep blue, cloudless skies with lots of sun.
January 2020 has been rather mild. For the time being you can forget about snow, and you won’t see any frozen canals.
Historic buildings in Amsterdam’s centuries old city center are subsiding due to climate change, it is claimed.
Lengthy periods of dry weather result in a lower ground water level, causing the tops of wooden foundation piles to fall dry and crumble.