It can be every kind of weather and other Amsterdam, Netherlands Packing List Tips

Luggage And Bags: A little bag for under your coat, to protect your wallet from pickpockets.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Bring good walkingshoes, the canals are beautifull for a walk, but the streets are often made of little bricks!
It will be colder in the evening and at night, so put a cardigan or sweater in your luggage.
Don't forget a thin raincoat or umbrella.


Photo Equipment: You might want to make a lot of pictures, because the canals are beautifull!



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Miscellaneous: the real temperatures over the last years:

* January:
max.daytemp.: between 2C and 15C. Avarage: 5C.
min.nighttemp.: between -7C and 11C. Avarage: 1C.
* February:
max.daytemp.: between 3C and 18C. Average: 6C.
min.nighttemp.: between -7C and 8C. Avarage: 0C.
* March:
max.daytemp.: between 5C and 17C. Avarage: 9C.
min.nighttemp.: between -4C and 8C. Avarage: 2C.
* April:
max.daytemp.: between 10C and 29C. Avarage: 12C.
min.nighttemp.: between -5C and 12C. Average: 4C.
* May:
max.daytemp.: between 13C and 31C. Avarage: 17C.
min.nighttemp.: between 0C and 13C. Avarage: 8C.
* June:
max.daytemp.: between 15 and 32C. Avarage: 19C.
min.nighttemp.: between 5C and 17C. Avarage: 10C.
* July:
max.daytemp.: between 17 and 36C. Avarage: 21C.
min.nighttemp.: between 4C and 18C. Avarage: 13C.
* August:
max.daytemp.: between 18 and 29C. Avarage: 22C.
min.nighttemp.: between 6C and 18C. Avarage: 12C.
* September:
max.daytemp: between 13 and 28C. Avarage: 18C.
min.nighttemp.: between 3C and 15C. Avarage: 10C.
* October:
maxdaytemp.: between 9 and 22C. Avarage: 14C.
min.nighttemp.: between -2C and 12C. Avarage: 7C.
* November:
max.daytemp.: between 5 and 19C. Avarage: 9C.
min.nighttemp.: between -3C and 13C. Avarage: 4C.
* December:
max.daytemp.: between -3C and 15C. Avarage: 7C.
min.nighttemp.: between -7C and 10C. Avarage: 2C.

The difference between day and night temperature can be 3C-12C.
** Average temperatures are measured over many years. The max.daytemp/min.nighttemp. show only the last years.

* I think it is clear: you never know what weather it will be.

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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: There are a lot of rainy days in the Netherlands, but some of those days it rains only a bit for a short while. When it rains harder, it is often also windy, so an umbrella can be blow away sometimes. In that case, a raincoat is better.




Miscellaneous: number of days a month with rainfall (over the last years):

* January: 6-20 days with rain. Avarage: 17 days.
Sunshine: 53 hours. Sometimes windy.
* February: 11-16 days with rain. Avarage: 13 days.
Sunshine: 80 hours. Sometimes windy or snow.
* March: 12-20 days with rain. Average: 17 days.
Sunshine: 116 hours. Sometimes windy or snow.
* April: 1-14 days with rain. Average: 14 days.
Sunshine: 166 hours.
* May: 15-17 days with rain. Average: 14 days.
Sunshine: 217 hours. Sometimes windy.
* June: 5-18 days with rain. Average: 14 days.
Sunshine: 200 hours. Sometimes windy.
* July: 4-17 days with rain. Average: 13 days.
Sunshine: 208 hours. Sometimes windy.
* August: 10-20 days with rain. Average: 13 days.
Sunshine: 201 hours.
* September: 2-14 days with rain. Average: 16 days.
Sunshine: 133 hours.
* October: 7-16 days with rain. Average: 17days.
Sunshine: 193 hours.
* November: 14-20 days with rain. Average: 19 days.
Sunshine: 58 hours. Sometimes windy.
* December: 13-16 days with rain. Average: 18days.
Sunshine: 45 hours. Sometimes windy or snow.

** Average rainfall is measured over many years. The other numbers of days with rain show only the last years.

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