The best time to visit The Netherlands (Holland) is from june until august, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in The Netherlands is 22°C in july and the lowest is 5°C in january.

The average climate figure for Netherlands is an 7,3. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Netherlands has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. If you want to know what the average temperature is in The Netherlands or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Netherlands per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
5°C	6°C	10°C	14°C	17°C	20°C	22°C	22°C	19°C	14°C	9°C	6°C
34 mm	31 mm	41 mm	22 mm	35 mm	31 mm	33 mm	32 mm	17 mm	22 mm	27 mm	42 mm

All climate data from Netherlands

Climate data from: Amsterdam

Netherlands in brief

Capital	Amsterdam
Flight time ¹	13 h. 20 min
By car ²	176 hours
Distance ²	13.337 km
Population	17.233.300
Area	41.526 km²
Currency	Euro
Local date	su 5 april 2020
Local time	04:35 hour at night

¹ From Cape Town International Airport
² From Cape Town

14 day weather forecast Netherlands

The weather for The in Netherlands will be 19° till 16° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Netherlands is based on the weather in Amsterdam.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Su 5 Apr	18°C	5°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	6
Mo 6 Apr	19°C	9°C	1.3 mm	55%	4m/s	6
Tu 7 Apr	16°C	8°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	5
We 8 Apr	19°C	8°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	4
Th 9 Apr	13°C	4°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	5
Fr 10 Apr	16°C	2°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	5
Sa 11 Apr	20°C	6°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	2

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Su 12 Apr	21°C	9°C	3.5 mm	55%	3m/s	6
Mo 13 Apr	12°C	7°C	4.0 mm	80%	3m/s	2
Tu 14 Apr	10°C	6°C	3.1 mm	75%	4m/s	2
We 15 Apr	12°C	7°C	0.4 mm	25%	4m/s	2
Th 16 Apr	11°C	6°C	1.3 mm	55%	7m/s	3
Fr 17 Apr	12°C	5°C	1.9 mm	65%	4m/s	5
Sa 18 Apr	16°C	5°C	0.1 mm	10%	1m/s	6

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Climate Netherlands per Month

Netherlands has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Netherlands is 14° degrees and there is about 368 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 168 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	5°C	6°C	10°C	14°C	17°C	20°C	22°C	22°C	19°C	14°C	9°C	6°C
Night	1°C	1°C	3°C	6°C	9°C	11°C	14°C	14°C	12°C	9°C	5°C	3°C
Precip	34 mm	31 mm	41 mm	22 mm	35 mm	31 mm	33 mm	32 mm	17 mm	22 mm	27 mm	42 mm
Rain days	14	12	14	14	16	14	17	15	11	11	12	16
Snow days	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Dry days	14	12	16	16	15	16	14	16	19	20	17	12
Sun hours per day	4	4	6	8	8	10	10	9	8	5	4	3
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	2	2	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	3	2	2

Climate Netherlands january

On average, it is maximum 5° in january in Netherlands and at least around 1° degrees. In january there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in The Netherlands and on average, it snows 3 days in january.

Climate Netherlands february

On average, it is maximum 6° in february in Netherlands and at least around 1° degrees. In february there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in The Netherlands and on average, it snows 4 days in february.

Climate Netherlands march

On average, it is maximum 10° in march in Netherlands and at least around 3° degrees. In march there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 41 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in The Netherlands and on average, it snows 1 day in march.

Climate Netherlands april

On average, it is maximum 14° in april in Netherlands and at least around 6° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands may

On average, it is maximum 17° in may in Netherlands and at least around 9° degrees. In may there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands june

On average, it is maximum 20° in june in Netherlands and at least around 11° degrees. In june there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands july

On average, it is maximum 22° in july in Netherlands and at least around 14° degrees. In july there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands august

On average, it is maximum 22° in august in Netherlands and at least around 14° degrees. In august there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands september

On average, it is maximum 19° in september in Netherlands and at least around 12° degrees. In september there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands october

On average, it is maximum 14° in october in Netherlands and at least around 9° degrees. In october there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in The Netherlands.

Climate Netherlands november

On average, it is maximum 9° in november in Netherlands and at least around 5° degrees. In november there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 17 days this month in The Netherlands and on average, it snows 1 day in november.

Climate Netherlands december

On average, it is maximum 6° in december in Netherlands and at least around 3° degrees. In december there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 42 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in The Netherlands and on average, it snows 3 days in december.

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About The Netherlands

The Netherlands is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Amsterdam. The total surface is 41.526 km² and the population consists of 17.233.300 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 29x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call The Netherlands you have to use + or 00 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +5012457809 or 005012457809.

The Netherlands is in a straight line at 9.654 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 13 hours20. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 13337 km from Cape Town to the capital city Amsterdam and you are about 175 hours and 50 minutes on your way without stops and delay..

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There is 1 national park in the American state Netherlands.

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Time difference Netherlands

In The Netherlands it is now 04:35 o’clock at night on sunday 5 april 2020. That is equal to the time in New Zealand. The time zone of The Netherlands is Europe/Amsterdam and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

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In The Netherlands the Euro is used to pay.

Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 5 april 2020

1 Euro = 20,58 South African rand
100 Euro = 2.057,92 South African rand

1 South African rand = 0,05 Euro
100 South African rand = 4,86 Euro

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