Europe · City travel

Best time to visit Amsterdam

Early Jun–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.3°C, with 3.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Amsterdam
Photo: Billie Grace Ward from New York, USA (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Amsterdam season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.2)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 2.6)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 7.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 2.3)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 13.5)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 10.1)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 17.4)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 31.3)Late Mar: Okay (season score 46.8)Early Apr: Okay (season score 51.3)Mid Apr: Good (season score 61.7)Late Apr: Great (season score 75.1)Early May: Great (season score 75.3)Mid May: Great (season score 84.1)Late May: Great (season score 85.4)Early Jun: Best (season score 94.3)Mid Jun: Best (season score 99.3)Late Jun: Best (season score 95.2)Early Jul: Best (season score 95.9)Mid Jul: Best (season score 99.8)Late Jul: Best (season score 97.9)Early Aug: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Aug: Best (season score 99.1)Late Aug: Best (season score 97.0)Early Sep: Best (season score 97.9)Mid Sep: Best (season score 90.5)Late Sep: Best (season score 88.6)Early Oct: Good (season score 65.6)Mid Oct: Good (season score 60.7)Late Oct: Fair (season score 39.9)Early Nov: Off-season (season score 25.5)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 15.3)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 6.7)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 1.8)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Events & natural phenomena

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid6.3°C4.077.2%
FebruaryAvoid7.5°C3.975.3%
MarchFair10.3°C3.070.3%
AprilGood14.4°C2.966.5%
MayGreat17.9°C3.067.1%
JuneBest20.8°C3.169.2%
JulyBest22.4°C3.569.7%
AugustBest22.6°C3.667.8%
SeptemberBest19.6°C3.568.1%
OctoberOkay15.1°C4.273.7%
NovemberOff-season10.3°C4.777.4%
DecemberAvoid7.3°C4.678.6%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SCHIPHOL(10 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.