The climate of The Province of Utrecht (the Netherlands)
The Province of Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands
situated in the central part of the country. The city of Utrecht is
the capital of the province of Utrecht. Utrecht borders the provinces
of North Holland, South Holland and Gelderland and is separated from
the province of Flevoland by the Gooimeer (Lake Gooi). Besides the
capital the largest municipalities in the province are Amersfoort,
Zeist, De Bilt, Houten, Veenendaal and Nieuwegein. Several popular
regions are situated within the province: The Vechtstreek, the
Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the Loosdrechtse Plassen. The province of
Utrecht is separated from the province of Gelderland by the rivers Lek
and Lower Rhine. In 1122 the city of Utrecht was one of the first
cities in the Netherlands to be granted town privileges and a charter.
The province of Utrecht has a moderate maritime climate influenced by
the warm Gulf Stream. Precipitation is evenly spread out over the
year. During the summer temperatures are just above 20 degrees
Celsius. During the winter temperatures are a few degrees above
freezing point. Longer periods with subzero temperatures (during the
night) are not uncommon.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
The Province of Utrecht:
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:
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