Weather in Friesland

Calculated from weather data of Leeuwarden Air Base (EHLW) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	6.1	5.9	5.9	7.4	7.2	5.2
February	7.2	6.0	9.3	8.4	8.5	5.7
March	9.8	11.5	10.6	8.9	11.3	8.9
April	12.7		13.1	11.9	12.4	9.6
May	16.8		19.8	15.8	17.0	13.5
June	20.1		18.5	22.1	19.8	21.0
July	21.2		20.8	21.1	21.1	21.8
August	21.9		22.8	20.6	23.8	19.6
September	19.0		19.6	21.6	18.8	19.6
October	14.8		14.9	15.0	16.0	14.5
November	9.8		9.5	10.1	10.5	9.8
December	7.0		8.0	7.9	4.0	6.7
Average	13.2	7.8	14.4	14.2	14.5	13.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	1.7	1	2	3	3	0
February	1.8	0	5	2	3	0
March	2.6	1	5	3	2	2
April	4.4		6	4	4	2
May	8.0		11	8	8	7
June	11.8		11	12	11	12
July	13.5		14	14	13	15
August	13.9		15	13	14	14
September	11.3		12	13	11	12
October	9.1		8	10	10	9
November	4.7		4	5	5	6
December	2.9		4	4	-1	2
Average	6.5	0.7	8.0	7.6	7.2	6.7

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	0	0	1	2	1
25 °C or warmer	0	15	16	18	3
20 °C or warmer	1	75	68	62	57
0 °C or colder	32	10	33	27	37

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	21.4	37	22	25	13	17
February	20.7	22	26	12	35	15
March	14.2	6	14	28	13	11
April	13.8		29	16	17	12
May	9.7		14	10	15	18
June	11.1		15	8	17	6
July	14.6		23	27	12	8
August	11.3		11	15	8	14
September	16.8		24	16	29	6
October	18.8		14	32	15	17
November	25.3		29	50	22	13
December	22.2		25	25	22	19
Average	15.3	20.3	20.0	21.3	17.4	12.2

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	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	21.4	21	22	24	22	18
February	22.2	18	23	20	32	19
March	21.0	17	20	24	17	22
April	20.7		23	20	23	21
May	17.2		15	17	18	19
June	16.7		18	17	16	15
July	17.1		17	20	17	16
August	16.5		17	17	15	18
September	16.2		18	14	15	14
October	19.0		17	21	18	19
November	18.2		17	21	19	16
December	19.7		23	23	15	18
Average	18.5	18.6	19.0	19.6	18.6	17.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	SW	SW	SW	W	SW
February	SE	SW	W	SW	SE
March	NW	SW	SW	E	W
April		W	N	NW	N
May		E	N	W	W
June		W	N	W	N
July		W	SW	W	NW
August		SW	W	N	W
September		SW	S	W	SW
October		S	SW	SW	SW
November		SW	SW	S	SW
December		SW	SW	S	SW

Prevailing wind direction

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

Friesland weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Friesland?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 22 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Friesland?

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

Which month is the wettest in Friesland?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in November with a probability of around 25.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Friesland?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 9.8 %.