Weather in Amsterdam in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Amsterdam;
Average weather
Average temperature in Amsterdam in January
The temperature in January is +8°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +15°C during the day and a minimum of -1°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 37% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +9°C.
Is Amsterdam warm or cold in January?
Amsterdam is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +7°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Amsterdam, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Amsterdam in January
Water in Amsterdam in January is Cold. It varies from +4°C to +8°C, with an average of +6°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +5°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Amsterdam in January?
Climate in Amsterdam in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +5°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -14°C | -14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +15°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 89 mm | 76 mm | 81 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +6°C | +6°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 88% | 87% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
January weather is still as bad as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +5°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 89 mm to 76 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 88% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 5 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 1 to 2.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 13 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 increasing during January, going from 8 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Amsterdam.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Amsterdam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Amsterdam in January 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.
FAQ
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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.