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Amsterdam in September
In September, Amsterdam averages a daytime high of 19 °C and a night-time low of 11 °C, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Amsterdam's most comfortable months, June and July.
- Average high
- 19 °C
- Average low
- 11 °C
- Rain in the month
- 82 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 278
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Amsterdam
September is the 4th 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, September is 3 °C cooler than August, and October is 5 °C cooler than September.
September brings 82 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 70 mm (842 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 30 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 September a good time to visit Amsterdam?
Not by the measure used here: about 82 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.
When to go
Destinations near Amsterdam that are comfortable in September
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.