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Monthly climate in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nijmegen features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (40 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -12 °C (11 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 822 mm (32.4 inches) and receives 144 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nijmegen enjoys an average of 3447 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 50 minutes to 16 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands §

The warmest months in Nijmegen are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (66 - 66 °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, Nijmegen experiences 28 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 28 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Nijmegen, Gelderland, 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 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average high 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Daily mean 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands §

Nijmegen usually has the most precipitation in July, October and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nijmegen are April, September and November. On average, 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nijmegen, Gelderland, 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) 66 (2.6) 75 (3.0) 72 (2.8) 34 (1.3) 60 (2.4) 70 (2.8) 81 (3.2) 77 (3.0) 59 (2.3) 88 (3.4) 53 (2.1) 88 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 12 14 9 13 10 12 13 10 12 11 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands §

The sunniest months in Nijmegen are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nijmegen: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nijmegen, Gelderland, 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 119 203 276 347 402 399 413 386 321 246 194 136
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 21m 9h 57m 11h 55m 13h 55m 15h 41m 16h 36m 16h 6m 14h 32m 12h 35m 10h 35m 8h 48m 7h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands §

Nijmegen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July 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 Nijmegen UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nijmegen, Gelderland, 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 4 5 7 8 8 7 5 3 2 1