Category: Visitors Guide

The good news for Amsterdam is that May often is the sunniest month of the year, with on average about 8 hours of sunshine a day.

The bad news is that the weather is as fickle as Dutch weather can be.

April weather in Amsterdam is a study in contrasts. It can be sunny and warm one day, only to look and feel like a fall day the next. Don’t believe us? Just keep checking our Amsterdam weather forecast for April 2023 throughout the month.

Gedogen is a Dutch word used for a situation or activity that technically is illegal, but actively tolerated by the government.

A prime example of is the Netherlands’ tolerance policy toward cannabis cafe’s (known here as ‘coffeeshops’).

March in Amsterdam is characterized by erratic weather. In fact, the old joke that the Netherlands has four seasons a day is more likely to make sense in March than in any other month.

Normally February is the one of the coldest months in the Netherlands. It’s a toss-up whether January of February is the coldest time of the year to spend in Amsterdam.

But February is also one of the driest months, and there are quite a few sunny days. Often this is the month that ice skating is possible.

The I amsterdam City Card provides lots of free and discounted goodies.

See Amsterdam museums for free, use public transport for free, get a free canal cruise

Customers overwhelmingly agree that the pass provides good value for the money.

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.