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Where to go in July / Netherlands / July

A good place. At the right time.

Netherlands
in July.

Is July a good time?

Temperature unit

10 of 12 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.

National overnight stays are 81% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
72–76°F
Very good weather
10 / 12 regions

Weather falls below the very-good band in 2 scored regions.

Find your July 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 July 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 July guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent74°F afternoons · 12 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Gabled houses along an Amsterdam canalCityAmsterdam & North HollandAmsterdam · Haarlem · Zaanse Schans · TexelRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent72°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Wharf cellars along Utrecht's OudegrachtCityUtrechtRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.9/10Very good75°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Sand drifts and Scots pines in Hoge VeluweCountrysideGelderlandHoge Veluwe · ArnhemRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good75°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of A cobbled lane in Maastricht's Jeker quarterCountrysideMaastricht & LimburgMaastrichtRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good76°F afternoons · 11 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Reed-fringed wetland in FlevolandCountrysideFlevolandRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good74°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Industrial heritage at Strijp-S in EindhovenCityNorth BrabantEindhoven · EftelingRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good76°F afternoons · 12 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Thatched cottages beside a Giethoorn canalCountrysideOverijsselGiethoornRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good75°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Purple heathland in DrentheCountrysideDrentheRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good74°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Dunes above the Zeeland coastBeachZeelandRead the July guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good75°F afternoons · 12 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Wadden tidal flats beside TerschellingBeachFrieslandWadden Islands (part)Read the July guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good72°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Historic canal-side warehouses in GroningenBeachGroningenRead the July guide ↗ Overall5.9/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good73°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher 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

July weather & packing.

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

Typical afternoons
72–76°F
Typical nights
54–57°F
Rain days
11–14 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 76°F (25°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 56°F (13°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 11 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 Holland74°F56°F12excellent
Amsterdam & North Holland72°F57°F13excellent
Utrecht75°F55°F13very good
Gelderland75°F55°F13very good
Maastricht & Limburg76°F56°F11very good
Flevoland74°F56°F13very good
North Brabant76°F56°F12very good
Overijssel75°F55°F14very good
Drenthe74°F54°F14very good
Zeeland75°F57°F12very good
Friesland72°F56°F14good
Groningen73°F55°F14good

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Busy season, nationally.

July records 81% of August's overnight stays. 3 of 12 regions are in peak season against their own year. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

Well above usual.

+11% 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 (65°F), Groningen (64°F), Friesland (64°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: 64% of people in Netherlands live where schools are out on a typical July 2027 day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Same country. A different chapter.

Dates still up in the air?

Netherlands through the year ↗

July 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.