When to go · Amsterdam
Amsterdam in August
Mixed month. Peak crowds; Pride canal parade early in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 22° / 14°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- High
- Netherlands overall
- Prices
- High
- Netherlands overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Amsterdam
Peak crowds; Pride canal parade early in the month.
Weather in August
- AmsterdamHighs around 22 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 15 days
- Coast and Randstad, Netherlands · Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdambest weather
Windy and changeable; showers rather than all-day rain. Summers 20–25 °C, occasional heatwaves; tulips late March – mid May.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Pride canal parade
Early August
Canal closures and crowds in the centre.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Netherlands overall
- High
- Prices · Netherlands overall
- High
Netherlands overall: Pride Amsterdam early in the month; hotels at their dearest.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast