Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 38% of the busiest month (August).
A good place. At the right time.
Best time to visitRotterdam, The Hague & South Holland.
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Find your month.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with July.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 6.9/10
Overnight stays are 85% of the busiest month.
Based on Zuid-Holland regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 74°F
- Sea temperature
- 64°F
- Crowds
- Peak
The sea averages 64°F (18°C). Fresh: fine once you are in. Warm air does not always mean warm water.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Price context. National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Zuid-Holland, including Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft, Keukenhof and Kinderdijk. Conditions vary within the region.
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July at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 6.9/10
Overnight stays are 85% of the busiest month.
The sea averages 64°F (18°C). Fresh: fine once you are in. Warm air does not always mean warm water.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the July guide- Afternoon high
- 74°F
- Night low
- 56°F
- Sea temperature
- 64°F
- Rain days
- 12
- Daylight
- 16h 18m
- Crowds
- Peak
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | July | 6.9 | 9.1/10 Excellent | Peak | Expensive | 74°F | 56°F | 64°F | 12 | 16h 18m |
| #2 | September | 6.9 | 8.5/10 Very good | Busy | Expensive | 69°F | 52°F | 65°F | 11 | 12h 45m |
| #3 | June | 6.8 | 8.7/10 Very good | Busy | Expensive | 71°F | 53°F | 59°F | 9 | 16h 41m |
| #4 | August | 6.6 | 9.2/10 Excellent | Peak | Expensive | 74°F | 57°F | 66°F | 11 | 14h 44m |
| #5 | May | 6.6 | 7.9/10 Very good | Busy | Expensive | 65°F | 47°F | 53°F | 7 | 15h 37m |
| #6 | March | 6.6 | 5.8/10 Good | Moderate | Pricey | 52°F | 37°F | 44°F | 10 | 11h 46m |
| #7 | October | 6.3 | 6.6/10 Good | Busy | Expensive | 61°F | 48°F | 60°F | 13 | 10h 46m |
| #8 | April | 6.1 | 7.0/10 Very good | Busy | Expensive | 59°F | 41°F | 48°F | 7 | 13h 50m |
| #9 | November | 6.1 | 5.1/10 Good | Moderate | Pricey | 52°F | 41°F | 54°F | 13 | 8h 53m |
| #10 | February | 5.8 | 4.8/10 Fair | Moderate | Moderate | 47°F | 34°F | 43°F | 10 | 9h 55m |
| #11 | December | 5.4 | 4.4/10 Fair | Moderate | Pricey | 48°F | 38°F | 48°F | 16 | 7h 48m |
| #12 | January | 5.3 | 4.3/10 Fair | Moderate | Moderate | 45°F | 35°F | 45°F | 16 | 8h 15m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · July
July
- High
- 74°F
- Low
- 56°F
- Rain
- 12 days
- Crowds
- Peak
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Zuid-Holland regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 2.6 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: April to September. No month has a poor weather score.
Peak-season months: July to August. No month falls in low season.
The two busiest months account for 25% of annual overnight stays.
Events that move crowds and prices Tulip season (Keukenhof), 18 March – 9 May 2027: the busiest weeks of spring around Lisse and Amsterdam. Official site. King's Night and King's Day, 26–27 April 2027: the country's biggest street party, largest in Amsterdam; city hotels fill. Official site.
Figures cover the whole Zuid-Holland region, suburbs included. On the 2024 EU comparison, Netherlands's restaurants and hotels are above EU average.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
March, outside the busy season.
Very good or better April to September. August has the highest displayed weather score (9.2/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: March.
Lower prices
December to February.
These are three lower-price months on Netherlands's historical 2024–2025 national hotel index. It cannot identify this region's cheapest bookable rooms.
School holidays
Summer break meets the busy season.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season. Spring break spans moderate season in March and busy season in April.
Local families travel too: at least 30% of people in Netherlands live where schools are out on a typical day February to March, July to August, October and December. Netherlands's school calendar for September isn't fully published yet. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Moderate visitor levels throughout.
45–48°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter start, a busier finish.
March falls in moderate season; April and May fall in busy season.
52–65°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
A busy season for visitors.
June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season.
71–74°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September and October fall in busy season; November falls in moderate season.
52–69°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Rotterdam, The Hague & South Holland.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 1. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | NL36 · Zuid-Holland |
| Region type | City (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 100%, coastal 100%, mountain 0%; median ground height 1 m; set by editorial override) |
| Population used | 3.9 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | 3 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.1°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Urban, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | —% |
| Accommodation mix | 59% hotels, 10% camping |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 125 |
| Daylight latitude | 51.94° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.