The climate of Flevoland (the Netherlands)
Flevoland is the youngest province of the Netherlands. This unique
province was created during the beginning of the 20th century solely
by means of land reclamation and is situated about 5 meters below sea
level. Flevoland can be divided into two parts: the Noordoostpolder
(North-Eastern Polder) and South and East Flevoland. The entire area
used to be part of the Zuiderzee (nowadays Lake IJssel/IJsselmeer). To
create more farmland and to protect the Netherlands from flooding the
area was impoldered, i.e. reclaimed from the sea. Flevoland has a
unique landscape because it was made by human hands. The area is best
described as very flat and very wide. This means the wind can blow
freely here. Temperatures in Flevoland are strongly influenced by the
water, even more than in other places in the Netherlands. Because of
its situation on Lake IJssel differences in temperatures between
summer and winter are not as large as in other places in the
Netherlands. Almere and Lelystad are the largest cities in Flevoland.
However, the largest part of the Flevopolder is a natural area. This
is to preserve a proper balance in this part of Lake IJssel.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Flevoland:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
5
0
2
19
3
February
5
0
3
12
2
March
8
2
4
15
3
April
12
4
5
13
6
May
16
8
7
14
11
June
19
10
7
13
15
July
21
12
6
14
19
August
21
12
6
14
20
September
18
10
4
16
18
October
14
7
3
17
14
November
9
3
2
18
10
December
6
1
1
19
5
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
