Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

The Hague generally experiences the mildest temperatures, while Maastricht has the coolest minimum temperatures, even dipping into the discomfort range in January
The summer months (June-August) provide the most comfortable temperatures across all cities
Coastal cities like The Hague and Rotterdam have slightly warmer winters compared to inland cities like Maastricht and Utrecht
The temperature range between minimum and maximum is generally consistent across all cities throughout the year.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	6.6°C	6.8°C	7.2°C	7.2°C	6.7°C	6.1°C
Feb	8.4°C	7.9°C	8.3°C	7.8°C	8.2°C	8.4°C
Mar	11.4°C	10.4°C	10.9°C	9.9°C	10.9°C	11.3°C
Apr	14.2°C	13.0°C	13.7°C	12.4°C	13.6°C	14.2°C
May	18.2°C	17.1°C	17.5°C	15.9°C	17.7°C	18.2°C
Jun	22.4°C	21.2°C	21.5°C	19.8°C	21.9°C	22.6°C
Jul	23.3°C	22.1°C	22.3°C	20.8°C	22.7°C	23.5°C
Aug	23.8°C	22.8°C	23.1°C	21.7°C	23.3°C	24.1°C
Sep	20.4°C	19.6°C	19.9°C	19.1°C	19.9°C	20.4°C
Oct	15.9°C	15.4°C	15.8°C	15.5°C	15.5°C	15.9°C
Nov	10.3°C	10.3°C	10.7°C	11.0°C	10.2°C	10.1°C
Dec	7.5°C	7.7°C	8.1°C	8.3°C	7.5°C	7.1°C
Average	14.5°C	15.2°C	14.9°C	14.1°C	15.2°C	14.8°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	2.5°C	3.2°C	3.6°C	4.3°C	2.7°C	1.8°C
Feb	2.8°C	3.1°C	3.6°C	4.2°C	2.8°C	2.6°C
Mar	4.1°C	4.1°C	4.8°C	5.3°C	3.9°C	3.8°C
Apr	5.7°C	5.7°C	6.5°C	7.1°C	5.5°C	5.4°C
May	9.3°C	9.3°C	10.0°C	10.6°C	9.1°C	9.0°C
Jun	13.0°C	13.0°C	13.6°C	14.1°C	12.9°C	13.1°C
Jul	14.1°C	14.4°C	15.1°C	15.9°C	14.1°C	14.1°C
Aug	14.8°C	15.3°C	15.9°C	16.8°C	14.9°C	14.9°C
Sep	12.0°C	12.7°C	13.3°C	14.3°C	12.2°C	11.8°C
Oct	9.7°C	10.2°C	10.8°C	11.8°C	9.7°C	9.3°C
Nov	5.5°C	6.2°C	6.8°C	7.8°C	5.7°C	5.0°C
Dec	3.7°C	4.3°C	4.7°C	5.6°C	3.8°C	3.2°C
Average	8.5°C	7.8°C	9.1°C	9.8°C	8.1°C	8.1°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Among the cities analyzed, The Hague stands out with the highest average sun hours during the summer months, reaching up to 8.4 hours in June, while Amsterdam and Rotterdam also enjoy similar levels but do not surpass this peak.
In terms of precipitation, The Hague records slightly higher rainfall in some months, particularly in September and October, indicating a trend of increased moisture even with relatively high sun hours.
On the other hand, Maastricht has consistently lower sun hours throughout the year compared to the others, yet its precipitation levels remain similar, showcasing a different climate pattern.
Overall, the data illustrates a balance between sun hours and precipitation across these cities, with The Hague showing the most favorable combination of sunny weather and moderate rain.

Sunny Weather

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	1.6 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.5 hours/day
Feb	2.7 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	2.9 hours/day
Mar	3.7 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Apr	4.4 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	4.3 hours/day
May	4.8 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	4.5 hours/day
Jun	6.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day
Jul	4.8 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.0 hours/day
Aug	5.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.5 hours/day
Sep	4.9 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day
Oct	2.7 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Nov	2.1 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.3 hours/day
Dec	1.3 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	1.0 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.4 hours/day
Average	3.8 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	3.8 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	2.6mm	2.4mm	2.3mm	2.5mm	2.4mm	2.9mm
Feb	2.5mm	2.5mm	2.3mm	2.4mm	2.5mm	2.4mm
Mar	2.2mm	2.0mm	1.9mm	2.0mm	2.0mm	2.6mm
Apr	1.8mm	2.1mm	1.9mm	1.9mm	1.8mm	1.7mm
May	2.3mm	2.1mm	2.0mm	1.9mm	2.1mm	2.0mm
Jun	2.6mm	2.6mm	2.4mm	2.2mm	2.5mm	2.8mm
Jul	2.6mm	2.5mm	2.2mm	2.3mm	2.3mm	2.3mm
Aug	2.5mm	2.5mm	2.2mm	2.5mm	2.5mm	2.2mm
Sep	2.5mm	2.7mm	2.7mm	3.0mm	2.4mm	2.5mm
Oct	2.6mm	2.8mm	2.8mm	3.2mm	2.6mm	2.4mm
Nov	2.4mm	2.4mm	2.5mm	2.9mm	2.3mm	2.3mm
Dec	2.7mm	2.7mm	2.7mm	3.0mm	2.7mm	2.7mm
Average	2.4mm	2.4mm	2.3mm	2.5mm	2.4mm	2.3mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	23.2km/h	22.4km/h	24.0km/h	30.1km/h	21.8km/h	21.9km/h
Feb	24.3km/h	23.2km/h	25.3km/h	30.3km/h	23.1km/h	22.8km/h
Mar	22.1km/h	20.8km/h	22.6km/h	26.3km/h	20.9km/h	20.4km/h
Apr	20.4km/h	19.8km/h	20.9km/h	24.5km/h	19.7km/h	18.5km/h
May	18.8km/h	18.4km/h	19.2km/h	22.1km/h	18.0km/h	17.0km/h
Jun	18.3km/h	18.1km/h	19.0km/h	22.1km/h	17.8km/h	16.4km/h
Jul	18.8km/h	18.3km/h	19.7km/h	22.7km/h	18.1km/h	16.7km/h
Aug	18.0km/h	17.6km/h	19.2km/h	22.6km/h	17.4km/h	15.8km/h
Sep	17.7km/h	17.3km/h	18.5km/h	22.9km/h	17.1km/h	16.2km/h
Oct	21.3km/h	20.9km/h	22.2km/h	27.9km/h	20.5km/h	19.7km/h
Nov	20.9km/h	20.5km/h	21.7km/h	27.9km/h	19.9km/h	19.3km/h
Dec	23.2km/h	22.4km/h	24.0km/h	30.0km/h	22.0km/h	21.9km/h
Average	20.0km/h	18.9km/h	21.4km/h	25.8km/h	20.6km/h	19.7km/h

Humidity

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	83.2%	82.1%	79.3%	78.4%	83.5%	84.0%
Feb	78.5%	79.0%	76.7%	77.4%	79.8%	77.0%
Mar	74.1%	75.4%	72.4%	74.0%	76.0%	73.8%
Apr	72.3%	73.3%	69.5%	71.0%	74.2%	72.9%
May	75.1%	75.5%	72.3%	74.5%	76.3%	75.9%
Jun	73.3%	72.9%	70.5%	73.2%	73.3%	73.4%
Jul	70.8%	71.5%	69.1%	71.8%	71.6%	70.2%
Aug	70.3%	71.3%	68.1%	70.3%	71.6%	69.8%
Sep	73.5%	74.5%	70.7%	71.3%	74.9%	72.9%
Oct	79.6%	79.6%	76.5%	75.8%	80.9%	78.6%
Nov	82.4%	81.2%	77.7%	76.0%	83.1%	82.1%
Dec	84.5%	84.0%	81.3%	80.3%	85.2%	83.7%
Average	76.7%	76.2%	73.7%	74.5%	76.5%	77.5%

Daylight Hours #

Across the cities of Tilburg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and Maastricht, sunrise times in June are fairly consistent, ranging from 05:19 to 05:25. Conversely, the latest sunrise in December sees all cities around 08:40 to 08:43, while sunset times in June span from 21:51 to 22:03, reflecting the impact of geographic positioning.
Notably, Maastricht has the shortest day in December at 08:01, compared to other cities which have days ranging from 07:46 to 07:54. In terms of longest days in June, the variations are minimal, with no significant differences among the cities, all around 16:26 to 16:42.

Sunrise Time

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	8:36	8:40	8:40	8:41	8:38	8:31
Feb	7:53	7:56	7:56	7:58	7:55	7:49
Mar	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	6:57	6:55
Apr	6:43	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:42	6:43
May	5:48	5:45	5:49	5:49	5:46	5:48
Jun	5:24	5:20	5:24	5:24	5:20	5:25
Jul	5:43	5:39	5:43	5:43	5:40	5:43
Aug	6:26	6:25	6:28	6:28	6:25	6:26
Sep	7:16	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:15	7:14
Oct	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:01	7:57
Nov	7:58	8:02	8:02	8:04	8:00	7:53
Dec	8:38	8:43	8:42	8:44	8:40	8:32
Average	7:06	7:06	7:12	7:12	7:06	7:06

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	17:02	16:59	17:03	17:03	16:59	17:02
Feb	17:55	17:53	17:56	17:56	17:53	17:53
Mar	18:52	18:52	18:54	18:55	18:51	18:49
Apr	20:37	20:40	20:40	20:41	20:38	20:33
May	21:26	21:31	21:31	21:32	21:29	21:21
Jun	21:58	22:03	22:02	22:04	22:00	21:52
Jul	21:48	21:53	21:52	21:54	21:50	21:43
Aug	20:59	21:02	21:03	21:04	21:01	20:55
Sep	19:53	19:54	19:56	19:56	19:53	19:50
Oct	18:40	18:39	18:41	18:41	18:38	18:38
Nov	16:51	16:49	16:52	16:52	16:49	16:51
Dec	16:32	16:29	16:33	16:33	16:30	16:34
Average	19:24	19:18	19:24	19:24	19:24	19:24

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Tilburg	Amsterdam	Rotterdam	The Hague	Utrecht	Maastricht
Jan	8:26 hours	8:19 hours	8:23 hours	8:22 hours	8:21 hours	8:32 hours
Feb	10:01 hours	9:58 hours	9:59 hours	9:59 hours	9:58 hours	10:04 hours
Mar	11:52 hours	11:52 hours	11:54 hours	11:55 hours	11:51 hours	11:49 hours
Apr	13:37 hours	13:40 hours	13:40 hours	13:41 hours	13:38 hours	13:33 hours
May	14:26 hours	14:31 hours	14:31 hours	14:32 hours	14:29 hours	14:21 hours
Jun	14:58 hours	15:03 hours	15:02 hours	15:04 hours	15:00 hours	14:52 hours
Jul	14:48 hours	14:53 hours	14:52 hours	14:54 hours	14:50 hours	14:43 hours
Aug	13:59 hours	14:02 hours	14:03 hours	14:04 hours	14:01 hours	13:55 hours
Sep	12:37 hours	12:38 hours	12:38 hours	12:38 hours	12:38 hours	12:37 hours
Oct	10:39 hours	10:37 hours	10:38 hours	10:37 hours	10:37 hours	10:41 hours
Nov	8:53 hours	8:46 hours	8:49 hours	8:49 hours	8:49 hours	8:58 hours
Dec	7:55 hours	7:47 hours	7:51 hours	7:49 hours	7:50 hours	8:02 hours
Average	11:48 hours	11:48 hours	11:54 hours	11:54 hours	11:48 hours	11:48 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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