Annual mean 11°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
20.9 °C
Coldest
4.6 °C
Wettest
38%
Windiest
7.9 m/s
Prevailing
SW
6.6 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 Leeuwarden over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Leeuwarden has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 17% in May, the driest month, to 33% in November, the wettest. Winds in Leeuwarden are highest in February, averaging 7.2 m/s (26 km/h), and lightest in August, at 5.3 m/s (19 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Leeuwarden come in August, when the sky is typically 55% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Leeuwarden 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
-2°C
32%
75%
7.1 m/s
0
0
2
February
6°C
4°C
-1°C
28%
68%
7.2 m/s
0
0
8
March
8°C
5°C
2°C
23%
62%
6.4 m/s
1
0
18
April
11°C
7°C
6°C
20%
56%
6.0 m/s
6
0
40
May
15°C
11°C
11°C
17%
55%
5.6 m/s
26
1
67
June
18°C
15°C
15°C
18%
57%
5.4 m/s
52
6
75
July
20°C
16°C
17°C
20%
60%
5.4 m/s
62
7
74
August
20°C
17°C
18°C
19%
55%
5.3 m/s
67
10
72
September
18°C
14°C
15°C
23%
57%
5.3 m/s
51
4
76
October
14°C
11°C
9°C
28%
67%
6.4 m/s
10
0
63
November
9°C
7°C
3°C
33%
73%
6.5 m/s
0
0
24
December
6°C
5°C
0°C
30%
79%
6.9 m/s
0
0
7
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 Leeuwarden weather by season
Year round, Leeuwarden has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 20°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November 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.
Leeuwarden weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 30%
Winter in Leeuwarden has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Leeuwarden weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 8°CRain 20%
Spring in Leeuwarden has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Leeuwarden weather in summerJune to August
High 19°CLow 16°CRain 19%
Summer in Leeuwarden has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Leeuwarden weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 11°CRain 28%
Autumn in Leeuwarden has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Leeuwarden?
Leeuwarden has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 17% in May, the driest month, to 33% in November, the wettest.
What time of year is Leeuwarden windiest?
Winds in Leeuwarden are highest in February, averaging 7.2 m/s (26 km/h), and lightest in August, at 5.3 m/s (19 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Leeuwarden year round?
The average temperature in Leeuwarden over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.