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Monthly climate in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dokkum features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (40 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 822 mm (32.4 inches) and receives 153 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dokkum enjoys an average of 3469 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 35 minutes to 16 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands §

The warmest months in Dokkum are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 5 °C (40 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dokkum experiences 13 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 27 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average high 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Daily mean 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Minimum -7°C
(20°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands §

Dokkum usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 88 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dokkum are January, April and November. On average, 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57 (2.2) 58 (2.3) 65 (2.6) 40 (1.6) 65 (2.5) 75 (2.9) 90 (3.5) 91 (3.6) 73 (2.9) 83 (3.3) 49 (1.9) 77 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 11 12 8 13 11 13 16 12 16 12 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands §

The sunniest months in Dokkum are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dokkum: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 103 200 285 357 411 405 414 395 325 243 189 136
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 8m 9h 49m 11h 54m 14h 1m 15h 53m 16h 52m 16h 21m 14h 40m 12h 37m 10h 30m 8h 36m 7h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands §

Dokkum experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dokkum UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 3 5 7 8 7 7 5 3 2 1