The climate of Leeuwarden (the Netherlands)
Leeuwarden is located in the northern part of the province of
Friesland of which it also is the capital. Ever since Roman times the
area surrounding Leeuwarden has been inhabited. In the 15th century
several villages merged into one other and became Leeuwarden. In the
15th century Leeuwarden was also granted town privileges. Among the
most beautiful buildings in the town are: St. Bonifatius church, the
weighing house and the leaning bell tower Oldehove. The crypt of the
Frisian Nassau’s is situated in the Jacobijner church. Leeuwarden is
one of the eleven cities during the elfstedentocht (eleven city
skating tour). Cambuur Leeuwarden soccer club play their home matches
in Leeuwarden. Leeuwarden has a moderate maritime climate strongly
influenced by the North Sea and the warm Gulf Stream. Because of its
northerly situation temperatures are slightly lower than in the more
southerly located places. During the winter chances of subzero
temperatures (during the night) are much higher than in other parts of
the country. Summers are pleasantly warm with temperatures around 20
degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Leeuwarden:
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
n/a
February
5
0
3
19
n/a
March
8
2
4
21
n/a
April
11
3
5
18
n/a
May
16
7
7
17
n/a
June
18
10
7
19
n/a
July
20
12
6
19
n/a
August
21
12
6
19
n/a
September
18
10
4
21
n/a
October
13
7
3
22
n/a
November
9
3
2
24
n/a
December
6
1
1
24
n/a
= 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
