Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Rotterdam weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Rotterdam, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 2019-07-25; its coldest fell to -17°C on 1985-01-08.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
14°C2023-01-01
-11°C1987-01-14
12°C2007-01-09
-17°C1985-01-08
February
18°C2019-02-26
-7°C1986-02-09
12°C2004-02-04
-15°C2012-02-04
March
22°C2021-03-31
-2°C1987-03-03
12°C1990-03-19
-13°C2005-03-04
April
27°C2007-04-15
3°C1986-04-11
14°C1993-04-29
-4°C1986-04-12
May
31°C2005-05-27
7°C2010-05-03
18°C2018-05-27
1°C1981-05-03
June
33°C2026-06-24
10°C1986-06-07
21°C2026-06-26
4°C1991-06-02
July
38°C2019-07-25
13°C1984-07-03
23°C2018-07-27
7°C1980-07-22
August
34°C1990-08-04
14°C1986-08-31
21°C2020-08-09
8°C1990-08-19
September
31°C2016-09-13
10°C1996-09-22
19°C2023-09-10
3°C2018-09-30
October
25°C2018-10-13
3°C1985-10-31
17°C2023-10-07
-4°C1997-10-29
November
18°C2014-11-01
-2°C1993-11-22
14°C2010-11-04
-7°C1998-11-23
December
15°C2022-12-31
-8°C1981-12-17
13°C2015-12-17
-12°C2009-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
18°C2019-02-26
-11°C1987-01-14
13°C2015-12-17
-17°C1985-01-08
Spring (Mar–May)
31°C2005-05-27
-2°C1987-03-03
18°C2018-05-27
-13°C2005-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
38°C2019-07-25
10°C1986-06-07
23°C2018-07-27
4°C1991-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
31°C2016-09-13
-2°C1993-11-22
19°C2023-09-10
-7°C1998-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Rotterdam has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -11°C 1987-01-14

Low

Highest 23°C 2018-07-27
Lowest -17°C 1985-01-08

Feels-like

Highest 58°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -28°C 1985-01-08

Humidity

Highest 18.5 g/m³ 2026-06-26
Lowest 1.3 g/m³ 1987-01-14

Wind

Highest 73 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 5 km/h 1981-01-28

Gust

Highest 136 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 9 km/h 2006-12-21

Precip

Wettest 54 mm 2011-07-14
Driest 10-day dry spell 1984-04-20

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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