The climate of Frisia (the Netherlands)
Friesland or Frisia is a unique province in the northern part of the
Netherlands. The Elfstedentocht (Eleven-city skating tour), Heerenveen
FC soccer club, Fierljeppen (traditional sport in Friesland; lit. far
leaping or pole jumping over ditches) and the Fryske taal or Frisian
language. Friesland has kept a lot of its original character. The
language spoken in Friesland is Westlauwers Frisian or Frisian for
short. This language dates back 2,000 years. In Friesland you can
choose Frisian as a subject in secondary schools and you can even take
a final exam in this course. There even is a Frisian Wikipedia.
Friesland is often used as a starting point for ‘wadlopen’ or walking
across the mudflats of the Frisian shallows or ‘wadden’. This unique
natural area can be walked upon during low tide and offers a very
unique scenery. Because of its northerly location Friesland on the sea
Friesland has a moderate maritime climate with pleasant summers and
reasonably mild winters. Although temperatures are slightly lower in
Friesland than in other parts of the country the latest edition of the
Elfstedentocht dates back to 1997. Longer periods of subzero
temperatures don’t seem to occur as regularly as they did in earlier
times. Even when there is a period of heavy frost it often doesn’t
last long enough to create a thick enough layer of ice for the
Elfstedentocht to start.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Frisia:
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
23
4
February
5
0
3
19
3
March
8
2
4
21
4
April
11
3
5
18
6
May
16
7
7
17
8
June
18
10
7
19
12
July
20
12
6
19
15
August
21
12
6
19
16
September
18
10
4
21
15
October
13
7
3
22
13
November
9
3
2
24
10
December
6
1
1
24
6
= 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
