The climate of Vaals (the Netherlands)
Vaals is a small town located in the municipality of Vaals at the foot
of the Vaalserberg (Mount Vaals) in the southern part of the province
of Limburg. The place where the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet,
the so-called “Drielandenpunt” , is located on top of the Vaalserberg.
Two watchtowers can be found here: the King Boudewijn Tower in the
Belgian part and the Queen Wilhelmina Tower in the Dutch part. Until
Saba became a Dutch municipality the Vaalserberg was the highest point
of the Netherlands at 322.7 meters. However, it is still the highest
point of the Dutch mainland. Vaals has a moderate maritime climate
influenced by the warm Gulf Stream. Because Vaals is located in the
southern part of the country temperatures are slightly higher here
than in the more northerly located places. Precipitation is evenly
spread out over the year. During the winter periods with subzero
temperatures (during the night) are not uncommon.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Vaals:
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
6
1
2
24
n/a
February
6
0
3
19
n/a
March
9
2
4
22
n/a
April
12
4
5
20
n/a
May
16
8
7
19
n/a
June
18
11
6
20
n/a
July
21
13
7
19
n/a
August
21
13
7
20
n/a
September
18
11
5
22
n/a
October
14
7
4
23
n/a
November
10
4
2
24
n/a
December
7
2
2
25
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
