When to go · Utrecht
Utrecht, month by month
The best months for Utrecht: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). 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–Oct). 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–Oct). Across Netherlands: Keukenhof opens around the third week; early tulips and crocuses; changeable weather.10 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Utrecht's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.14 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Utrecht's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.18 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Utrecht's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.21 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (busy terraces, occasional heat), late Dec.23 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (busy terraces, occasional heat), late Dec.23 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Utrecht's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Utrecht's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Netherlands: Grey and wet; Sinterklaas arrives mid-month with parades.10 °C / 4 °C, 12 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (busy terraces, occasional heat), late Dec.7 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium