The Hague climate

Name: The Hague
Address: NL

The Hague is warmest in August, with average highs of 21 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.1 °C. August is the wettest month (80 mm) and April the driest (44 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year The Hague averages 795 mm of rain, 9 days above 25 °C and 28 days below freezing.

The Netherlands · population 474,292 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month August 21 °C
Coldest month February 2.1 °C
Driest month April 44 mm
Wettest month August 80 mm
Least cloud July 59 % cloud
Hottest on record July 36 °C
Coldest on record January -12 °C
Warmest sea August 19 °C

What to expectThe Hague through the year

The Hague has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.5 °C in February to 21 °C in August, a swing of 14 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 9 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 of them reach 30 °C, 28 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 44 mm in April to 80 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off The Hague is warmest in August at 19 °C and coldest in February at 5.4 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	6.1 °C	65 mm	72 %
February	6.5 °C	53 mm	70 %
March	9.1 °C	52 mm	67 %
April	12.5 °C	44 mm	61 %
May	15.8 °C	57 mm	62 %
June	18.4 °C	61 mm	63 %
July	20.5 °C	76 mm	59 %
August	20.7 °C	80 mm	61 %
September	18.1 °C	77 mm	65 %
October	14.2 °C	80 mm	70 %
November	9.9 °C	74 mm	75 %
December	6.8 °C	76 mm	74 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	6.1 °C	2.4 °C	4.2 °C	13.7 °C	-12.2 °C	0	8
February	6.5 °C	2.1 °C	4.3 °C	17.0 °C	-11.1 °C	0	8
March	9.1 °C	3.7 °C	6.4 °C	20.5 °C	-10.9 °C	0	3
April	12.5 °C	6.0 °C	9.3 °C	25.9 °C	-2.9 °C	0	1
May	15.8 °C	9.5 °C	12.7 °C	30.4 °C	0.8 °C	1	0
June	18.4 °C	12.3 °C	15.5 °C	31.5 °C	6.5 °C	2	0
July	20.5 °C	14.7 °C	17.8 °C	36.2 °C	9.2 °C	3	0
August	20.7 °C	15.0 °C	17.9 °C	32.7 °C	9.4 °C	4	0
September	18.1 °C	12.9 °C	15.5 °C	30.1 °C	5.2 °C	1	0
October	14.2 °C	9.6 °C	11.9 °C	25.0 °C	-1.1 °C	0	0
November	9.9 °C	6.1 °C	8.0 °C	19.4 °C	-5.0 °C	0	1
December	6.8 °C	3.3 °C	5.1 °C	14.2 °C	-10.1 °C	0	6

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	65 mm	12	8.3 h/day	72 %	84 %	28 km/h	6.1 °C
February	53 mm	11	9.9 h/day	70 %	82 %	27 km/h	5.4 °C
March	52 mm	11	12 h/day	67 %	80 %	25 km/h	6.2 °C
April	44 mm	10	14 h/day	61 %	77 %	22 km/h	8.6 °C
May	57 mm	11	16 h/day	62 %	76 %	22 km/h	11.8 °C
June	61 mm	11	17 h/day	63 %	77 %	22 km/h	14.9 °C
July	76 mm	12	16 h/day	59 %	77 %	22 km/h	17.5 °C
August	80 mm	13	15 h/day	61 %	77 %	22 km/h	18.9 °C
September	77 mm	12	13 h/day	65 %	78 %	22 km/h	17.6 °C
October	80 mm	14	11 h/day	70 %	80 %	25 km/h	14.7 °C
November	74 mm	14	8.8 h/day	75 %	84 %	26 km/h	11.2 °C
December	76 mm	14	7.8 h/day	74 %	84 %	27 km/h	8.0 °C

How The Hague compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
The Hague	21 °C	2.1 °C	795 mm	9
Rotterdam · The Netherlands	22 °C	1.4 °C	784 mm	17
Haarlem · The Netherlands	20 °C	2.2 °C	847 mm	8
Amsterdam · The Netherlands	21 °C	1.6 °C	794 mm	12

Where The Hague ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Europe in July	48thof 50	21 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit The Hague.

QuestionsCommon questions about The Hague’s climate

When is the best time to visit The Hague?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does The Hague get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 21 °C. About 1 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.1 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 28 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in The Hague?

August, averaging 80 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is April with 44 mm. The year as a whole averages 795 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in The Hague rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.