If you planning on visiting Amsterdam, you should pay attention
to the weather. Temperatures and whether conditions can
turn out very oscillatory from hour to hour in the same
day. As a consequence of its geographic location, 15 miles
inland very closet to the sea, Amsterdam is a rainy city,
almost irrespective of the season. It depends, however,
on the time of the year you choose for your trip.
If you plan on visiting Amsterdam in January, get
ready for temperatures between an average low of -1ºC
and an average high of 5ºC and average precipitations
of 7.0 cm. In February, the average high adds 1ºC,
reaching 6ºC, but maintains he average low at -1ºC.
The average amount of precipitations drops in February down
to 5.0cm, which makes his month one of the poorest in precipitations
next to April. The first spring month, March, brings average
high temperatures of 9º C and lows of 1ºC. In
March, precipitations will be just as abundant as in January,
which is 7.0cm.
In April, weather turns significantly warmer, reaching
average high temperatures of 13ºC and sometimes even
up to 26ºC. Average lows are situated around 3ºC.
In April, you will need the umbrella just as much as in
February, that is less than in any other month. Precipitations
reach a 5.0cm level this month. May introduces the warm
season in Amsterdam with average high values in temperature
of up to 17ºC and average lows of 7ºC.
May is described as having average precipitations
between 5.0 cm and 7.0 cm. Summer begins with average high/low
temperatures of 20/10º C in June and approximately
12 days of rain, as meteorologists estimate the average
value of 7.0 cm. July, however, is 2º C warmer, but
also richer in precipitations. Average temperatures between
22º C and 12º C are accompanied by 8.0 cm of rain
in average, in other words approximately 15 days of rain.
In August, temperatures keep, basically, the same
range as in July, wih the exception that you will only have
to endure around 12-13 days of precipitations (7.0 cm).
Fall comes by taking thermometers down to an average high
of 19ºC and an average low of 9ºC in September.
It will also rain about 12 days this month, so don't forget
your umbrella! October drops averages down to 15ºC/7ºC
and maintains precipitations at 7.0 cm.
November becomes colder with an average high of
only 9º C and low temperatures around 3ºC, and
also rainier, with up to 15 days of rain (8.0 cm). The first
month of winter,
December, registers average high/lows of 6ºC/
1ºC and precipitations of 8.0 cm, which is up to half
a month of rainy days. In Amsterdam, during the winter season,
you will see little snow, a consequence of the beach clima
dominating the region.
Also, keep in mind that average temperatures may not reflect
the weather conditions you will be confronted with. They
serve only as guiding line for your plans. As a general
feature of the weather conditions in Amsterdam, you can
easily remember its unpredictability and short term changes.
