Weather in Drenthe

Calculated from weather data of Groningen Airport Eelde (EHGG) between 2019 and 2023.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	6.0	7.2	7.0	4.9	8.0	5.0
February	7.3	8.5	8.9	6.0	8.5	10.0
March	10.0	9.5	11.8	9.5	9.6	10.5
April	13.4	12.5	12.8	10.0	15.5	15.0
May	17.5	17.0	18.1	14.4	17.1	15.5
June	21.9	23.6	21.1	22.0	21.6	22.6
July	22.4	22.0	22.5	22.0	20.1	23.3
August	23.0	21.6	25.0	20.3	25.0	24.1
September	19.5	22.3	19.1	20.1	19.6	18.3
October	15.1	15.0	16.3	14.5	14.0	14.1
November	9.6	9.6	10.3	9.5	11.1	8.5
December	6.5		3.2	6.5	7.0	7.7
Average	14.5	15.4	15.1	13.3	14.8	14.5

12th highest temperature of Netherlands

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	1.1	3	3	0	3	0
February	0.9	1	2	-1	4	2
March	1.8	3	0	2	2	4
April	3.2	3	4	0	4	5
May	7.0	8	7	6	5	6
June	11.4	12	10	11	12	12
July	12.0	12	11	13	10	13
August	12.4	12	12	13	14	13
September	9.5	11	9	11	9	9
October	8.0	9	9	8	8	8
November	3.9	4	5	5	5	3
December	2.0		-2	1	3	3
Average	6.2	6.9	5.9	5.7	6.4	6.3

2nd lowest temperature of Netherlands

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
30 °C or warmer	3	5	1	6	10
25 °C or warmer	25	28	8	27	24
20 °C or warmer	88	84	73	75	80
0 °C or colder	39	40	61	30	37

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	24.9	23	15	26	26	37
February	21.3	14	33	16	41	15
March	17.8	28	7	18	16	29
April	14.2	19	16	21	6	11
May	12.5	8	11	34	9	13
June	11.9	5	12	7	19	8
July	14.8	22	10	16	24	12
August	14.9	22	2	20	18	16
September	19.1	12	28	10	12	28
October	25.2	24	20	26	30	31
November	26.1	42	19	23	19	27
December	24.8		20	20	24	21
Average	17.6	18.5	14.8	19.2	19.2	18.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	18.0	20	18	16	19	19
February	19.8	17	26	17	26	17
March	18.7	20	14	18	21	22
April	16.8	17	19	17	16	17
May	15.0	15	14	16	15	16
June	14.2	15	13	12	14	15
July	14.4	18	14	14	14	14
August	14.0	14	13	15	14	16
September	13.6	12	13	12	13	16
October	16.8	17	16	16	17	16
November	16.1	18	18	14	17	14
December	16.1		12	16	15	17
Average	15.8	16.2	15.4	15.0	16.2	16.3

21st highest wind speed of Netherlands

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	SW	W	SW	SW	W
February	W	SW	SE	SW	SW
March	SW	E	W	SW	W
April	NE	N	NW	NE	E
May	N	W	SW	NW	NW
June	N	W	NW	SW	SW
July	SW	W	W	W	W
August	SW	N	W	SW	SW
September	S	W	SW	SW	SW
October	SW	SW	SW	S	S
November	SW	S	SW	SW	S
December		SE	SW	S	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Drenthe weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Drenthe?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 23 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Drenthe?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Drenthe?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in November with a probability of around 26.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Drenthe?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 11.9 %.