The climate of Leiden (the Netherlands)
Leiden is a large town located in the north western part of the
province of South Holland. Leiden is an old town founded in the place
where the New and the Old Rhine flow into each other. The first
records of Leiden date back to the 9th century AD. In the 15th century
Leiden played an important role in the Hook and Cod wars. During the
Eighty Years’ war the siege of Leiden took place under the command of
Duke Alva. After years of great famine the city was set free with the
help of the Sea Beggars. This is still celebrated annually. During the
festivities white bread and herring is handed out at the weighing
house. Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands;
it was founded by the Prince of Orange as a reward for Leiden’s
tenacious resistance during the siege. Several museums can be visited
in Leiden: the national museum of antiquities, the museum of ethnology
and Naturalis. The oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands, Hortus
Botanicus is also situated in Leiden. A nice way to explore the city
is by means of the ‘Leidse Loper’ city walking tour. Leiden has a
moderate maritime climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are
pleasantly warm with temperatures just above 20 degrees Celsius. Fall
may be bleak with fierce winds and heavy showers. During the winter
periods with subzero temperatures (during the night) are not uncommon.
Precipitation is evenly spread out over the year.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Leiden:
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
n/a
February
5
0
3
17
n/a
March
8
2
4
16
n/a
April
12
4
5
16
n/a
May
16
8
7
17
n/a
June
19
10
7
16
n/a
July
21
12
6
18
n/a
August
21
12
6
17
n/a
September
18
10
4
16
n/a
October
14
7
3
17
n/a
November
9
3
2
18
n/a
December
6
1
1
19
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
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
