Annual mean 11°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.4 °C
Coldest
4.3 °C
Wettest
47%
Windiest
7.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
6.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Drachten over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Drachten has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 22% in May, the driest month, to 41% in January, the wettest. Winds in Drachten are highest in February, averaging 6.6 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in September, at 4.6 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Drachten come in August, when the sky is typically 51% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Drachten climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
5°C
4°C
-1°C
41%
74%
6.4 m/s
0
0
3
February
6°C
4°C
-0°C
37%
67%
6.6 m/s
0
0
10
March
8°C
4°C
2°C
31%
60%
5.8 m/s
1
0
21
April
12°C
7°C
6°C
27%
53%
5.4 m/s
8
0
44
May
16°C
11°C
12°C
22%
52%
5.1 m/s
31
2
69
June
19°C
14°C
16°C
23%
54%
4.8 m/s
57
8
73
July
20°C
16°C
18°C
26%
58%
4.8 m/s
65
9
72
August
21°C
16°C
19°C
24%
51%
4.7 m/s
69
13
69
September
18°C
13°C
15°C
28%
53%
4.6 m/s
54
5
75
October
14°C
11°C
10°C
34%
64%
5.6 m/s
13
0
65
November
9°C
7°C
4°C
40%
70%
5.8 m/s
0
0
27
December
6°C
5°C
1°C
38%
78%
6.2 m/s
0
0
8
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Drachten weather by season
Year round, Drachten has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Drachten weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 38%
Winter in Drachten has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Drachten weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 7°CRain 27%
Spring in Drachten has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Drachten weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 24%
Summer in Drachten has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Drachten weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 10°CRain 34%
Autumn in Drachten has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Drachten?
Drachten has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 22% in May, the driest month, to 41% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Drachten windiest?
Winds in Drachten are highest in February, averaging 6.6 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in September, at 4.6 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Drachten year round?
The average temperature in Drachten over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.