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Leeuwarden, Netherlands climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Leeuwarden has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 71°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 33°F at night. Around 34 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (3.9 inches) and easing off in April (1.5 inches). At latitude 53°N, day length swings from 7.3 hours in midwinter to 16.7 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Mild

Highs near 71°F in August.

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 33°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 34 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Leeuwarden climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	42	43	48	56	62	66	71	71	65	57	49	43
Avg temp (°F)	37	38	42	48	54	59	63	63	58	51	44	39
Avg low (°F)	33	32	35	39	46	51	55	55	51	45	39	34
Precipitation (in)	2.7	2.3	2.3	1.5	2.1	2.8	3.9	3.5	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	42	43	48	56	62	66
Avg temp (°F)	37	38	42	48	54	59
Avg low (°F)	33	32	35	39	46	51
Precipitation (in)	2.7	2.3	2.3	1.5	2.1	2.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	71	71	65	57	49	43
Avg temp (°F)	63	63	58	51	44	39
Avg low (°F)	55	55	51	45	39	34
Precipitation (in)	3.9	3.5	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	81	79	77	71	70	75	72	73	76	81	84	83
Relative humidity (%)	91	89	87	82	80	80	80	80	83	86	90	91
Wind speed (mph)	12.5	11.8	11.0	9.4	9.4	9.0	8.7	8.8	9.6	11.0	11.2	11.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	81	79	77	71	70	75
Relative humidity (%)	91	89	87	82	80	80
Wind speed (mph)	12.5	11.8	11.0	9.4	9.4	9.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	72	73	76	81	84	83
Relative humidity (%)	80	80	83	86	90	91
Wind speed (mph)	8.7	8.8	9.6	11.0	11.2	11.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Leeuwarden, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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