Weather in Amsterdam in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Amsterdam in February
The temperature in February is +9°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +12°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +6°C.
Is Amsterdam warm or cold in February?
Amsterdam is typically cool in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +5°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
February is one of the coolest months in Amsterdam, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Amsterdam in February
Water in Amsterdam in February is Cold. It varies from +5°C to +8°C, with an average of +6°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +6°C.
The water temperature in February is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Amsterdam in February?
Climate in Amsterdam in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +6°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -14°C | -14°C | -13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +18°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 76 mm | 81 mm | 62 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +6°C | +6°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 84% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
February often has better weather than January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +5°C to +6°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 76 mm to 81 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 87% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 5 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in February, from 2 to 3.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 11 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 February, going from 11 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
February is one of the snowiest months in Amsterdam.
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Amsterdam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Amsterdam in February 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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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.