Weather for Amsterdam

Best time to visit:

Amsterdam is at its liveliest in summer when the weather is warm and the festivals are non-stop. However, the tourism crush means stiff competition for accommodation, museum entry and canal cruises. It’s less hectic in spring and autumn. True, rain is always a possibility, but as soon as the clouds part, the town’s inhabitants spill out onto the many pavement cafés or cycle blissfully through the Vondelpark. Though temperatures rarely drop below freezing, winters can be quite chilly with plenty of rain and wind. Fortunately there’s loads going on indoors, whether in the museums, theatres or cafés.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Thu	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	2 °C	0.1mm	8 n	84% 1,038mb Good
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 2 °C	0mm	12 ese	74% 1,041mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	- 3 °C	0mm	6 ese	71% 1,037mb Good
Sun	Overcast	Overcast skies	3 °C	0.4mm	10 sw	81% 1,031mb Good
Mon	Sunny	Sunny skies	5 °C	0.1mm	9 nnw	91% 1,029mb Good
Tue	Mod Rain	Moderate rain	5 °C	4.5mm	18 wnw	97% 1,019mb Poor
Wed	Heavy Snow Swrs Day	Patchy heavy snow	5 °C	0.3mm	13 nne	81% 1,022mb Moderate
Thu	Iso Sleet Swrs Day	Patchy snow possible	5 °C	0mm	14 ene	83% 1,026mb Moderate
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	7 °C	0mm	8 e	75% 1,029mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Wed	Clear	Clear skies	- 6 °C	0mm	9 ene	90% 1,041mb Good
Thu	Clear	Clear skies	- 7 °C	0.1mm	9 ese	90% 1,041mb Good
Fri	Clear	Clear skies	- 6 °C	0.2mm	9 ese	78% 1,039mb Good
Sat	Clear	Clear skies	2 °C	0.3mm	5 s	68% 1,034mb Good
Sun	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	3 °C	0.3mm	7 nnw	91% 1,030mb Good
Mon	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	3 °C	0.2mm	11 wnw	89% 1,026mb Good
Tue	Clear	Clear skies	0 °C	0.1mm	16 nnw	73% 1,024mb Good
Wed	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	0 °C	0mm	11 wnw	90% 1,028mb Moderate
Thu	Sunny	Sunny skies	0 °C	0mm	5 ssw	87% 1,028mb Good

Last updated at 00:05, Thursday 09 February

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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