When to go · Amsterdam
Amsterdam in May
Great month. Mild and long days; book everything ahead.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18° / 9°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- High
- Netherlands overall
- Prices
- High
- Netherlands overall
Verdict
GreatVoykit month rating for Amsterdam
Mild and long days; book everything ahead.
Weather in May
- AmsterdamHighs around 18 °C, lows around 9 °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.
Tulip season
Late March–mid May
Bulb fields and Keukenhof are crowded; hotels fill.
Remembrance and Liberation Day
May 4–5
Two minutes' silence on the evening of the 4th; festivals on the 5th.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Netherlands overall
- High
- Prices · Netherlands overall
- High
Netherlands overall: Mild and green; Liberation Day on the 5th; Keukenhof closes mid-May.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast