Netherlands in May: where is it warmest?
In May, Maastricht is the warmest place with 18 °C by day, Den Helder the coolest with 13 °C. 27 of 41 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in May, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht | 76 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Eindhoven | 75 | 18° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Venlo | 75 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | 74 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Enschede | 74 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Dordrecht | 74 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Roermond | 74 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Tilburg | 74 | 18° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Nijmegen | 73 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Arnhem | 73 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Deventer | 73 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Breda | 72 | 18° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Amersfoort | 72 | 18° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Apeldoorn | 72 | 18° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Bergen op Zoom | 21 | 18° | 12° | 7 h | 12 |
| Rotterdam | 72 | 17° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Almere | 72 | 17° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Zwolle | 71 | 17° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Amstelveen | 71 | 17° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Breskens | 22 | 17° | 13° | 7 h | 12 |
| Leiden | 71 | 16° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Delft | 69 | 16° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Amsterdam | 68 | 16° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| The Hague | 68 | 16° | 12° | 8 h | 12 |
| Urk | 68 | 16° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Leeuwarden | 67 | 16° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Groningen | 66 | 16° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Noordwijk | 26 | 16° | 12° | 8 h | 11 |
| Renesse | 23 | 16° | 12° | 7 h | 12 |
| Zierikzee | 23 | 16° | 12° | 7 h | 12 |
| Hook of Holland | 23 | 16° | 12° | 7 h | 12 |
| Middelburg | 22 | 16° | 12° | 7 h | 12 |
| Vlissingen | 22 | 16° | 13° | 7 h | 12 |
| Domburg | 22 | 16° | 12° | 7 h | 12 |
| Haarlem | 67 | 15° | – | 7 h | 11 |
| Alkmaar | 67 | 15° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Zandvoort | 25 | 15° | 12° | 7 h | 11 |
| Schiermonnikoog | 22 | 15° | 11° | 7 h | 12 |
| Bergen, Netherlands | 28 | 14° | 12° | 8 h | 10 |
| Harlingen | 25 | 14° | 12° | 8 h | 12 |
| Den Helder | 28 | 13° | 12° | 8 h | 10 |
Netherlands in May: quick answers
Netherlands in May: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in May are Maastricht (18 °C), Eindhoven (18 °C) and Venlo (18 °C).
Netherlands in May: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Breskens (13 °C), Vlissingen (13 °C) and Bergen op Zoom (12 °C).
Netherlands in May: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Maastricht, Eindhoven and Venlo.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences