Average July Wind Speeds in the Netherlands
The tables below give the average wind speed and the number of days with strong winds in July for cities and other places around the Netherlands.
Each location has an average wind speed for the month in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometres per hour (KPH). Plus there's a total for the average number of days with wind gusts of at least 47 MPH or 75.6 KPH.
Strong gusts are defined here as winds with speeds greater than 76 KPH (47 MPH or 40 knots).
All the numbers here are based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the country: North Netherlands, East Netherlands, West Netherlands and South Netherlands.
North Netherlands covers the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe. East Netherlands includes Overijssel, Gelderland and Flevoland. West Netherlands provinces are Utrecht, North Holland, South Holland and Zeeland. South Netherlands has North Brabant and Limburg provinces.
North Netherlands
| Days | Place | MPH | KPH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Groningen | 8.1 | 13.0 |
| 0.2 | Hoogeveen | 7.4 | 11.9 |
| 0.2 | Leeuwarden | 9.2 | 14.8 |
| 0.1 | Oldambt | 8.9 | 14.4 |
| 0.6 | Stavoren | 12.1 | 19.4 |
East Netherlands
| Days | Place | MPH | KPH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Arnhem | 7.4 | 11.9 |
| 0.1 | Berkelland | 6.3 | 10.1 |
| 0.2 | Enschede | 6.7 | 10.8 |
| 0.2 | Lelystad | 8.3 | 13.3 |
| 0.3 | Lingewaal | 7.8 | 12.6 |
| 0.1 | Noordoostpolder | 7.6 | 12.2 |
| 0.1 | Zwolle | 6.0 | 9.7 |
West Netherlands
| Days | Place | MPH | KPH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | Amsterdam | 9.8 | 15.8 |
| 0.4 | Den Helder | 11.2 | 18.0 |
| – | Hoek van Holland | 14.5 | 23.4 |
| 0.4 | Leiden | 9.6 | 15.5 |
| 0.2 | Lopik | 8.3 | 13.3 |
| 0.4 | Rotterdam | 8.5 | 13.7 |
| 0.0 | Terneuzen | 7.8 | 12.6 |
| 0.1 | Utrecht | 6.9 | 11.2 |
| 0.8 | Vlissingen | 12.8 | 20.5 |
South Netherlands
| Days | Place | MPH | KPH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Breda | 7.2 | 11.5 |
| 0.2 | Eindhoven | 7.4 | 11.9 |
| 0.2 | Maastricht | 8.1 | 13.0 |
| 0.2 | Uden | 6.9 | 11.2 |
| 0.2 | Venlo | 6.0 | 9.7 |
Reference
KNMI, Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut. Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. Klimaatviewer