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A good place. At the right time.

Netherlands
in January.

Is January a good time?

Temperature unit

No scored region rates very good or better for weather this month.

National overnight stays are 32% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
43–46°F
Very good weather
0 / 12 regions

Weather falls below the very-good band in 12 scored regions.

Find your January base

Based on 12 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Illustration of Gabled houses along an Amsterdam canal
Gabled houses on an Amsterdam canalDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 12 possibilities.

Choose your January base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

12 of 12 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Spring flowerbeds in KeukenhofCityRotterdam, The Hague & South HollandRotterdam · The Hague · Delft · Keukenhof · KinderdijkRead the January guide ↗ Overall5.3/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.3/10Fair45°F afternoons · 16 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Reed-fringed wetland in FlevolandCountrysideFlevolandRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.2/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair45°F afternoons · 16 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Sand drifts and Scots pines in Hoge VeluweCountrysideGelderlandHoge Veluwe · ArnhemRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.2/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair44°F afternoons · 16 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Gabled houses along an Amsterdam canalCityAmsterdam & North HollandAmsterdam · Haarlem · Zaanse Schans · TexelRead the January guide ↗ Overall5.2/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair45°F afternoons · 15 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Industrial heritage at Strijp-S in EindhovenCityNorth BrabantEindhoven · EftelingRead the January guide ↗ Overall5.2/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair45°F afternoons · 15 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Wharf cellars along Utrecht's OudegrachtCityUtrechtRead the January guide ↗ Overall5.2/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair45°F afternoons · 16 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Purple heathland in DrentheCountrysideDrentheRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.1/10Fair43°F afternoons · 15 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of A cobbled lane in Maastricht's Jeker quarterCountrysideMaastricht & LimburgMaastrichtRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather4.1/10Fair44°F afternoons · 16 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Thatched cottages beside a Giethoorn canalCountrysideOverijsselGiethoornRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.1/10Fair44°F afternoons · 16 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Wadden tidal flats beside TerschellingBeachFrieslandWadden Islands (part)Read the January guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor44°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Historic canal-side warehouses in GroningenBeachGroningenRead the January guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor43°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Dunes above the Zeeland coastBeachZeelandRead the January guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor46°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Netherlands's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Netherlands's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

January weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
43–46°F
Typical nights
33–35°F
Rain days
13–16 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Afternoons around 46°F (8°C): a warm coat; nights around 35°F (2°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 13 days with at least 1 mm of rain.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Rotterdam, The Hague & South Holland45°F35°F16fair
Flevoland45°F34°F16fair
Gelderland44°F33°F16fair
Amsterdam & North Holland45°F35°F15fair
North Brabant45°F34°F15fair
Utrecht45°F34°F16fair
Drenthe43°F33°F15fair
Maastricht & Limburg44°F33°F16fair
Overijssel44°F33°F16fair
Friesland44°F34°F13poor
Groningen43°F33°F14poor
Zeeland46°F35°F13poor

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Low season, nationally.

January records 32% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

Well below usual.

−22% on Netherlands's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.

Thinking about the coast?

Check the water, too.

Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Zeeland (45°F), Friesland (44°F), Groningen (43°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip

Holidays: 10% of people in Netherlands live where schools are out on a typical January 2027 day. Public holidays: 1 Jan New Year’s Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Same country. A different chapter.

Dates still up in the air?

Netherlands through the year ↗

January is fixed, but the destination isn't? Find somewhere else in Europe ↗

How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Netherlands's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Netherlands) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Netherlands's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (125 where the EU average is 100). Full method.