When to go · Rotterdam
Rotterdam in May
Great month. Inside Rotterdam's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18°C64°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Netherlands overall
- Prices
- High
- Netherlands overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Rotterdam
Inside Rotterdam's best window: May–Sep.
Weather in May
- RotterdamHighs around 18 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 64 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 9 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.Windy and changeable; showers rather than all-day rain. Summers 68–77 °F, occasional heatwaves; tulips late March – mid May.
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