Weather in Amsterdam in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Amsterdam;
Average weather
Average temperature in Amsterdam in August
The temperature in August is +21°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +26°C during the day and a minimum of +12°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +19°C.
Is Amsterdam warm or cold in August?
Amsterdam is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +21°C to +21°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +14°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is the hottest month in Amsterdam, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Amsterdam in August
Water in Amsterdam in August is Fresh. It varies from +16°C to +20°C, with an average of +18°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +21°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Amsterdam in August?
Climate in Amsterdam in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +21°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +33°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 104 mm | 90 mm | 84 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +18°C | +18°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +21°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 104 mm to 90 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Amsterdam is gradually decreasing during August, going from 7 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Amsterdam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Amsterdam in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+15°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 578 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 3397 mm.
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Monthly weather in Amsterdam
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Amsterdam, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.