North Holland · Netherlands
Amsterdam in December
In December, Amsterdam averages a daytime high of 7 °C and a night-time low of 3 °C, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Amsterdam's most comfortable months, June and July.
- Average high
- 7 °C
- Average low
- 3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 86 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 7 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 278
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Amsterdam
December is tied for the 10th warmest month in Amsterdam by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 6 °C to 23 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 14 °C. By day, December is 3 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 86 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 70 mm (842 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 7 h 40 min, against 7 h 40 min at the shortest and 16 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 °C | 2 °C | 72 mm | |
| February | 7 °C | 1 °C | 57 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 3 °C | 52 mm | |
| April | 14 °C | 5 °C | 39 mm | |
| May | 18 °C | 8 °C | 50 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 11 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 14 °C | 77 mm | Yes |
| August | 23 °C | 14 °C | 89 mm | |
| September | 19 °C | 11 °C | 82 mm | |
| October | 15 °C | 8 °C | 89 mm | |
| November | 10 °C | 5 °C | 85 mm | |
| December | 7 °C | 3 °C | 86 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Amsterdam?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 7 °C is below 18 °C and about 86 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Amsterdam are June and July; the nearest are July, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Netherlands in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Amsterdam
This guide lists 278 places to stay in Amsterdam: 20 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 258 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 90; 1–3 km, 162; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.