When to go · Efteling
Efteling, month by month
The best months for Efteling: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Dec. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling). Across Netherlands: Cold, dark and wet; cheapest hotel month. Museums and brown cafés carry the trip.6 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling). Across Netherlands: Still cold; carnival in Maastricht and the south. Canals freeze only in rare years.7 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling). Across Netherlands: Keukenhof opens around the third week; early tulips and crocuses; changeable weather.10 °C / 3 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Efteling's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling.14 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Efteling's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling.18 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Efteling's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling.21 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dutch school holidays and weekends in Jul–Aug; Christmas week.23 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dutch school holidays and weekends in Jul–Aug; Christmas week.23 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Efteling's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling.19 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling). Across Netherlands: Autumn storms begin; Amsterdam Dance Event mid-month fills hotels.15 °C / 7 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling). Across Netherlands: Grey and wet; Sinterklaas arrives mid-month with parades.10 °C / 4 °C, 13 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Efteling's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep; December for Winter Efteling.7 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium