Weather in Noardeast-Fryslân

Calculated from weather data of Leeuwarden Air Base (EHLW) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.1	5.9	7.4	7.2	5.2	8.0
February	7.3	9.3	8.4	8.5	5.7	8.4
March	9.5	10.6	8.9	11.3	8.9	9.3
April	12.6		11.9	12.4	9.6	14.4
May	16.4		15.8	17.0	13.5	16.0
June	20.4		22.1	19.8	21.0	20.5
July	21.3		21.1	21.1	21.8	19.1
August	21.8		20.6	23.8	19.6	23.8
September	18.9		21.6	18.8	19.6	19.1
October	14.8		15.0	16.0	14.5	13.5
November	9.8		10.1	10.5	9.8	11.3
December	6.9		7.9	4.0	6.7	7.0
Average	13.2	8.6	14.2	14.5	13.0	14.2

13th highest temperature of Netherlands

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	1.8	2	3	3	0	4
February	2.0	5	2	3	0	4
March	2.8	5	3	2	2	3
April	4.1		4	4	2	4
May	7.7		8	8	7	6
June	11.9		12	11	12	13
July	13.4		14	13	15	12
August	13.8		13	14	14	15
September	11.2		13	11	12	11
October	9.2		10	10	9	9
November	4.8		5	5	6	5
December	2.7		4	-1	2	3
Average	6.7	3.8	7.6	7.2	6.7	7.3

9th 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	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	1	2	1	4
25 °C or warmer	0	16	18	3	19
20 °C or warmer	0	68	62	57	57
0 °C or colder	9	33	27	37	9

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	18.7	22	25	13	17	20
February	20.4	26	12	35	15	32
March	15.5	14	28	13	11	7
April	10.5		16	17	12	4
May	8.9		10	15	18	3
June	10.2		8	17	6	12
July	12.8		27	12	8	16
August	11.3		15	8	14	11
September	15.5		16	29	6	9
October	19.8		32	15	17	19
November	24.6		50	22	13	10
December	21.5		25	22	19	23
Average	14.7	20.1	21.3	17.4	12.2	12.6

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	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	21.5	22	24	22	18	22
February	22.9	23	20	32	19	29
March	21.5	20	24	17	22	25
April	20.1		20	23	21	19
May	17.6		17	18	19	18
June	16.5		17	16	15	17
July	17.1		20	17	16	17
August	16.4		17	15	18	17
September	15.9		14	15	14	16
October	19.4		21	18	19	20
November	18.4		21	19	16	18
December	19.0		23	15	18	17
Average	18.8	21.4	19.6	18.6	17.7	19.1

17th highest wind speed of Netherlands

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	SW	W	SW	SW
February	SW	W	SW	SE	SW
March	SW	SW	E	W	SW
April		N	NW	N	NE
May		N	W	W	NW
June		N	W	N	W
July		SW	W	NW	W
August		W	N	W	SW
September		S	W	SW	SW
October		SW	SW	SW	S
November		SW	S	SW	SW
December		SW	S	SW	S

Prevailing wind direction

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

Noardeast-Fryslân weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Noardeast-Fryslân?

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

What is the coldest month in Noardeast-Fryslân?

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

Which month is the wettest in Noardeast-Fryslân?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in November with a probability of around 24.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Noardeast-Fryslân?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 9.0 %.