The climate of Hoorn (the Netherlands)
Hoorn is a large town and a municipality on the Markermeer (lake) in
the province of North Holland. The city was founded in the 13th
century and became an important port on the Zuiderzee (nowadays
IJsselmeer, Lake IJssel). Nowadays the port is only used for pleasure
cruises. The old city center of Hoorn is a conservation area. Among
the most beautiful buildings in Hoorn are: the Oosterkerk (East
church), the Noorderkerk (North church), the Oosterpoort (East Gate),
the Westfries museum (West Frisian museum) and the Hoofdtoren (Main
Tower). Several VOC (East India Company) buildings can still be
admired in Hoorn. The most southern tip of South-America ‘Cape Hoorn’
was named after this town. Hoorn has a moderate sea climate influenced
by the North Sea and the Markermeer. Summers are pleasantly warm with
temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius on average. Winters are cold
with temperatures just above freezing point. When the wind comes from
the Markermeer during winter it may even feel colder.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Hoorn:
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
16
2
March
8
2
4
15
3
April
12
4
5
15
6
May
16
8
7
14
11
June
19
10
7
13
15
July
21
12
6
16
19
August
21
12
6
14
20
September
18
10
4
17
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
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
