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Netherlands · Countryside

Maastricht & Limburg
in July.

Illustration of A cobbled lane in Maastricht's Jeker quarter
A cobbled street in MaastrichtDestination view, not month-specific.

Is July a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
More overnight stays than June.

July averages 76°F afternoons, with about 11 rain days.

Afternoons
76°F
Rain days
11
Visitor demand
80%of August peak

Historical Limburg (NL) regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Maastricht; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

6.8/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#5 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.8/10Very good
CrowdsBusy seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, busier than most of Europe this month
CostExpensivefor Europe; Netherlands-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your July

What to expect.

What should I pack?

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. About 16 hours of daylight.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 16 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:37Sunset 21:4756°F76°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 05:37 and sets about 21:47 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 56°F (13°C); afternoons reach about 76°F (25°C). Expect rain on about 11 days in a typical July.

Typical afternoon
76°F (25°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
56°F (13°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
16h 10m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late July?

Early and late July have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 76°F on the 1st, versus 77°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 30% to 38% between those dates.

Early July 1 July

76°F

Typical afternoon high

30% historical wet-day frequency

Mid July 15 July

76°F

Typical afternoon high

32% historical wet-day frequency

Late July 31 July

77°F

Typical afternoon high

38% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

July 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
176°276°376°476°
575°675°775°875°975°1075°1175°
1276°1376°1476°1576°1676°1777°1877°
1977°2077°2177°2278°2378°2478°2578°
2678°2777°2877°2977°3077°3177°

Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons warm from about 75°F (24°C) in the first week to 77°F (25°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 30–39%. Local schools are out 24–31 July 2027.

Schools here are off 24–31 July 2027 (summer holidays). Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Czechia 100%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Busy season. July averages 80% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than June.

Overnight stays across Limburg (NL) do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, busier than most of Europe this month.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

Well above usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Netherlands as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 125 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

Year-to-year variation

How much does July vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 70°F (21°C) and 84°F (29°C); in 11 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 76°F (25°C). Rain days ranged from 2 to 15; half the years had 7–13.

Rain days in each July

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 13 rain days1320112012: 15 rain days152013: 7 rain days72014: 12 rain days122015: 13 rain days132016: 10 rain days102017: 13 rain days132018: 2 rain days22019: 7 rain days72020: 8 rain days82021: 14 rain days142022: 4 rain days42023: 15 rain days152024: 11 rain days112025: 10 rain days102025
Rain days
11
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 14 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
4 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
5 of 15
of the last 15 Julys had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201170°F13
201273°F15
201379°F7
201477°F12
201577°F13
201675°F10
201776°F13
201884°F2
201979°F7
202074°F8
202174°F14
202278°F4
202376°F15
202475°F11
202578°F10

Checked against 3 local weather stations. How we check

Compare dates

June, July
or August?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJunJulAug
Afternoons74°F76°F76°F
Rain days91110
Overnight demand69%80%100%

June: Cooler afternoons and fewer rain days than July. Less overnight demand. June guide →

August: More overnight demand. August guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.

September has fewer overnight stays than July, with a similar or higher Weather score.

Your comparison

July or June?

Overnight stays are 69% of the busiest month.

National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest well above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.

Read the June guide →
July compared with another month
Typical conditionsJulyJune
Afternoons76°F74°F
Nights56°F54°F
Rain days119
Visitor seasonBusy seasonBusy season
Overall / 106.87.0
Month rank#5#2
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January6.1#1144°F33°F164.1Low season
February6.5#847°F33°F114.8Moderate season
March6.9#454°F36°F106.0Moderate season
April6.7#661°F40°F77.3Moderate season
May6.9#368°F47°F88.2Busy season
June7.0#274°F54°F98.7Busy season
July6.8#576°F56°F118.8Busy season
August6.4#976°F56°F108.9Peak season
September7.2#170°F51°F78.7Busy season
October6.4#1061°F46°F126.8Busy season
November6.6#751°F39°F125.3Moderate season
December6.0#1247°F37°F154.3Moderate season

Near here

Nearby places in July

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Same dates, elsewhere in Europe

Maastricht & Limburg's weather ranks 34 of 117 countryside regions this month. We found no countryside regions outside Netherlands with a weather score at least 1.0 point higher on these dates.

All of Netherlands in July · Everywhere in July

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

It's busy season, 80% of the busiest month and 40% above its average month. That means about 53,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 67% of them from Netherlands itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 2,300 more: 4 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)79
How our weather was checked3 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day47
Busiest month hereAugust · 58
Visitors as share of people present4.5%
Rank among Europe's regions this month75th percentile
Domestic share of nights67%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights4
Visitor share if every platform night were extra4.6%
National hotel-price seasonNetherlands historical 2024–2025 index: Well above usual (+11% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used1.1 million
Statistical regionNL42 · Limburg (NL)

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.