The oceans influence the weather conditions of maritime climate, which is also known as oceanic climate. Netherlands experiences a somewhat stable weather all the year round. The temperatures do not soar very high. The summers are mostly temperate and they have variable periods. A case of extremely hot weather is a rarity. Winters can generally signify mild weather or generally they are quite cold. Sometimes, winters can be accompanied by snowfall. Rainfall is common throughout the year.
The major wind direction in the country is southwest, which results in a temperate maritime weather, with cool summers and pleasant winters. This is particularly evident in areas that are closely located to the seashore of the country, which on certain occasions are above 10ºC colder (in summer) or hotter (in Winter) as compared to areas in the southeastern parts of the Netherlands.
Ice days (highest temperature under 0ºC) normally take place from December till February. Sporadic and unusual ice days take place before or after that phase.
Freezing days (lowest temperature under 0ºC) take place more frequently, normally varying from middle of November to end of March. However, these days are not seldom measured as early as middle of October and as late as middle of May. If you select the length of measurement as 10 cm over ground rather than 150 cm, you may see those temperatures in mid summer.
Clouds are seen nearly every day in the sky and the winters also witness misty climate. Weather Netherlands has an average temperature of around 2ºC in January. In the month of July, the average temperature is 19ºC. The yearly average temperature is around 10ºC. The average yearly precipitation is 76.5 cm, which is quite significant. As a result, it requires putting on raincoats round the year.
Clothing for different seasons in the Netherlands
As it rains round the year, rainwear is recommended. Since the climatic conditions are mostly European in character, the outfits differ from one time of year to another. Tourists should put on lightweight to medium weight dressing in summer. Medium to heavy dressing is needed in wintry climatic conditions.
Interesting facts about Netherlands Weather
Hot days (highest temperature over 20ºC) in De Bilt are normally measured in the period of April till September. However, in some regions of the Netherlands, these ranges of temperatures can take place in March and October as well (this is typically not in De Bilt, nevertheless). De Bilt scale is normally used to measure temperature in summer (highest temperature over 25ºC) from May till August. Humid days (maximum temperature over 30ºC) are uncommon and normally take place only from June till August.
Rainfall round the year is comparatively uniform in every month. Autumn and summer months have a propensity to receive some more rainfall than other months, mostly due to the volume of precipitation instead of the incidence of rain days (this is particularly evident in summer, when more thunder strikes take place than other periods.
Temperature in the major cities of Netherlands ranges between 7ºC and11.4ºC. The humidity lies between 77% and 100%. In most parts of the country, there is rainfall in the form of light drizzle and in some places, the sky remains cloudy.
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