Climate · Amsterdam

Amsterdam in September

Mild and damp, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

September in Amsterdam is mild: highs near 68°F, lows near 55°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 28 minutes from the first week to the last.September in Amsterdam is mild: highs near 20°C, lows near 13°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 28 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
68°F20°Caverage
Low
55°F13°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 42% of days
Daylight
12h 32mon average

Is September a good time to visit Amsterdam?


Yes. September is one of Amsterdam's best months (June to September).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How September sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 68°F in September, against 45°F to 73°F through the year.Highs near 20°C in September, against 7°C to 23°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

42% of days in September, against 39% to 50% through the year.

Cloud cover

52% cover in September, against 49% to 70% through the year.

Daylight

12h 32m in September, against 7h 46m to 16h 43m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with September shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side


  1. August73°23°low 59°low 15°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. September68°20°low 55°low 13°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. October62°17°low 50°low 10°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Amsterdam sits, in September

Europe/Amsterdam

this place
typical high in September 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-September
7:13 AMsets 7:59 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
52.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Amsterdam, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Amsterdam is our one place in Netherlands so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Amsterdam. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.