When to visit
The Hague?

Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.

The Hague
South Holland · The Netherlands

The best time to visit The Hague is June, July, August, when the weather, flight prices, and crowds align. — predictable climate

Climate score
October
47

Mixed climate

🌥Mild

7%outdoor comfort
Poor outdoor conditions
8ddry streak
Good dry periods
4%perfect days
Rarely perfect
Warming— +0.8° vs. 15 years agoGetting wetterStable through the month
Temperature
10–15°C
Consistent temperatures · Cold nights — bring layers
Feels like
7–13°C
Dry
Precipitation
92mm
Light rain · 14 days
Sunshine
5.3h
Mostly cloudy
Humidity (%)
82%
Dry
Annual Climate Analysis
Temperature, Rain & Feels Like
Rain
Actual Temp
Feels Like
-10°0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Tourist Crowds
Monthly visitor flow
69
Shoulder season
050100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct69NovDec
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Monthly Overview
Score10142340668179797847189
ClimateColdColdColdColdMildMildPleasantHumidMildMildColdCold
Temperature3–7°C3–8°C4–10°C6–13°C9–17°C13–20°C15–21°C15–22°C13–19°C10–15°C6–11°C4–8°C
Feels like-2–3°C-2–4°C0–6°C2–10°C7–15°C12–19°C14–21°C14–21°C11–18°C7–13°C2–7°C0–4°C
Precipitation84mm
14 days
71mm
12 days
67mm
12 days
53mm
10 days
59mm
12 days
65mm
11 days
78mm
14 days
83mm
15 days
91mm
11 days
92mm
14 days
92mm
16 days
85mm
15 days
Sunshine3.3h
☀︎ 40%
5.0h
☀︎ 51%
7.1h
☀︎ 59%
10.5h
☀︎ 75%
11.7h
☀︎ 75%
12.2h
☀︎ 73%
12.0h
☀︎ 74%
11.2h
☀︎ 77%
9.0h
☀︎ 71%
5.3h
☀︎ 50%
3.7h
☀︎ 42%
2.4h
☀︎ 31%
WindSW · 28 km/hSW · 28 km/hSW · 25 km/hN · 23 km/hNW · 22 km/hNW · 22 km/hW · 23 km/hW · 22 km/hSW · 22 km/hSW · 24 km/hSW · 25 km/hSW · 27 km/h
Humidity (%)84%82%79%75%76%76%76%77%78%82%84%87%
Perfect days0%0%1%6%14%23%32%31%21%4%0%0%
Dry streak7d8d10d11d8d9d8d7d10d8d6d7d
Sunny streak3d5d9d20d16d19d18d17d13d8d4d3d
Extreme heat——————0%—————
Extreme cold26%25%13%2%——————3%16%
Temperature+0.7°+2.6°+2.0°-0.6°-0.0°+1.6°-0.2°+2.3°+1.5°+0.8°+0.4°+1.4°
RainfallStableGetting wetterStableStableStableStableStableStableGetting wetterGetting wetterStableGetting wetter
Ideal warm days0%0%0%0%1%5%7%5%3%0%0%0%
Outdoor comfort0%0%1%7%18%30%35%36%26%7%0%0%
Dry week odds7%13%20%23%12%16%11%6%19%12%5%9%
Heavy rain1%———1%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%
Snow days12%13%8%1%——————5%10%
Day length8.4h9.9h11.9h13.9h15.7h16.7h16.2h14.6h12.6h10.6h8.8h7.8h
Tourist CrowdsLow seasonLow seasonLow seasonShoulder seasonHigh seasonHigh seasonHigh seasonHigh seasonHigh seasonShoulder seasonLow seasonLow season
Events & Festivals
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Prinsjesdag (Prince's Day)
CPC Loop Den Haag (The Hague Half Marathon)
Koningsdag (King's Day)
Parkpop
Tong Tong Fair
Vlaggetjesdag (Flag Day)
International Fireworks Festival Scheveningen
Crossing Border Festival
Royal Christmas Fair
Events & Festivals
  • Prinsjesdag (Prince's Day)culturalSignature event
    September· 50k+ visitors

    On the third Tuesday of September, The Hague hosts Prinsjesdag, the ceremonial opening of the parliamentary year. The Ki…

  • CPC Loop Den Haag (The Hague Half Marathon)sports
    March· 50k+ visitors

    This major international half marathon attracts tens of thousands of runners and spectators to The Hague each March. Des…

  • Koningsdag (King's Day)holiday
    April· 50k+ visitors

    Celebrated nationwide on April 27th, King's Day transforms The Hague into a vibrant orange party. Expect lively street m…

  • Parkpopfestival
    June· 500k+ visitors

    One of Europe's largest free open-air pop festivals, Parkpop draws hundreds of thousands to The Hague's Zuiderpark in la…

  • Tong Tong Faircultural
    May, June· 50k+ visitors

    One of the largest Eurasian festivals in the world, the Tong Tong Fair takes place in May/June, celebrating Indonesian a…

  • Vlaggetjesdag (Flag Day)food wine
    June· 50k+ visitors

    Held annually in Scheveningen (The Hague's coastal district) in June, Vlaggetjesdag celebrates the arrival of the first…

  • International Fireworks Festival Scheveningenfestival
    August· 50k+ visitors

    This spectacular festival lights up the skies over Scheveningen beach on several evenings in August. Teams from differen…

  • Crossing Border Festivalcultural
    November· 5k+ visitors

    This unique festival in November combines literature and music, featuring international authors and musicians in various…

  • Royal Christmas Fairfestival
    December· 5k+ visitors

    Held in December along the Lange Voorhout, The Hague's Royal Christmas Fair is one of the most atmospheric Christmas mar…

The story of the seasons in The Hague

The Hague experiences its sharpest surge of visitors in raw, grey March, but the city does not genuinely unlock until summer, when the North Sea beach culture merges with its regal avenues under twelve hours of sun.

Unlike Amsterdam's canal-ringed tourist bubble, The Hague is a working capital of embassies, grand royal residences, and open coastal horizons. Here, the Netherlands conducts its serious affairs: the Cabinet meets near the medieval stone of the Binnenhof, the monarch commutes to Noordeinde Palace, and diplomats glide through wide, lime-tree-lined avenues. Yet just fifteen minutes west by bicycle or tram, the urban geometry collapses straight into the untamed dunes of the North Sea at Scheveningen. To understand the city, you have to catch it when both of these personalities are firing simultaneously—a window that happens far later in the year than early-season travelers expect.

The March anomaly: peak congestion in the coastal chill

By the numbers, March records the heaviest influx of people The Hague sees all year. It is a counterintuitive surge driven partly by the thunderous CPC Loop Den Haag, which fills the boulevards with tens of thousands of runners, spectators, and weekenders. But make no mistake: early spring on this slice of the Dutch coastline is brisk and uncompromising. The North Sea holds onto its winter chill with stubborn tenacity, funnelling damp maritime winds down the wide streets and keeping apparent temperatures lingering in the single digits.

You will see bright yellow daffodils pushing up through the grass along the Lange Voorhout, but you will still need a heavy woolen coat buttoned to your chin. Rain here rarely arrives as a crashing thunderstorm; instead, it hangs as a persistent coastal mist that coats paving stones and fogs tram windows. If you arrive in March, you get the energy of a city shaking off hibernation, but you pay for it with packed avenues, fully booked transport, and weather that forces you indoors by mid-afternoon.

April and May: the streets reclaim their color

April brings the first true feeling of relief, marked by a massive jump in daylight that stretches the afternoons well past dinnertime. The city turns bright orange on April 27th for Koningsdag, when spontaneous street markets take over every residential square, open-air stages pop up, and the royal capital sheds its dignified reserve for a day of communal celebration. The air is still brisk, particularly when the wind cuts across open parkland, but the biting dampness of late winter has finally receded.

May is when the city’s outdoor culture genuinely takes root. Sunlight hours double compared to winter, and cafe terraces spill across the cobblestones around the historic government quarter. Toward late May, the Tong Tong Fair gathers vast crowds to celebrate Indonesian and Eurasian food and culture, filling the air with satay smoke and music—a vivid reminder of the country's deep historical ties to the East Indies. May offers pleasant walking weather without the high-season congestion of midsummer, though the North Sea water remains far too cold for anyone without a thick wetsuit.

June through August: when the government seat turns coastal

Summer is the undisputed prime season for The Hague, and the calendar does not lie: June through August delivers the warmest weather, the lowest rainfall intensity, and more than eleven to twelve hours of sun each day. This is the moment the city’s split identity pays off. While foreign diplomats negotiate in air-conditioned halls, the rest of the city decamps to Scheveningen. Wide boardwalks fill with temporary beach pavilions, windsurfers crowd the breakers, and the scent of salted fish hangs heavy over the harbor during Vlaggetjesdag, celebrating the season's first Dutch herring.

Late June brings Parkpop to Zuiderpark, pulling hundreds of thousands of music lovers onto the grass for one of the continent's most enduring free open-air festivals. July and August can push real-feel temperatures into the low twenties—perfection by North Sea standards, where excessive heat is rare and a sea breeze keeps the city comfortably aerated. On August evenings, the International Fireworks Festival Scheveningen sends brilliant cascades of color reflecting off the dark water, drawing crowds that linger along the dunes well past midnight. If you want The Hague at its most expansive and liberating, this is when you book.

September and October: ceremonial autumn and gathering squalls

September is an insider’s favorite. The summer beach crowds thin out dramatically, yet the weather often mirrors late August, keeping a mild maritime warmth and decent sunlight across the city center. The signature moment arrives on the third Tuesday of September with Prinsjesdag. The opening of parliament turns the historic core into living theater as the monarch journeys from Noordeinde Palace past cheering crowds toward the seat of government. It is an extraordinary slice of Dutch statecraft, bathed in low autumn light.

By October, however, the North Sea turns moody. Total rainfall climbs toward its annual peak, daylight drops off sharply, and the brisk coastal gales return. The deciduous canopies shading the embassies turn gold and bronze, creating magnificent, atmospheric walks around the woodlands of Huis ten Bosch, but you must be prepared to duck inside when horizontal drizzle sweeps through. October is atmospheric, dignified, and distinctly quiet, but it demands an umbrella that can withstand serious wind.

November to February: grey skies, quiet palaces, and maritime cold

From November through February, The Hague retreats deep inside itself. The days are short and dark, with December delivering barely two hours of sunshine per day and apparent temperatures hovering close to freezing. The sea wind off Scheveningen is ferocious, clearing the beaches of everyone except dedicated dog walkers and kiters wrapped in heavy neoprene.

Yet this cold, dark quarter has its own distinct pleasures for travelers who prefer culture to climate. In November, the Crossing Border Festival brings international authors and musicians into intimate concert halls and theaters scattered across the center. December brings the Royal Christmas Fair under the bare linden trees of the Lange Voorhout, where warm glühwein, wooden stalls, and fairy lights counter the winter gloom. January and February are the bleakest months—grey, raw, and relentlessly quiet. Unless you are coming specifically for museum contemplation without tourist queues, there is little reason to brave the winter coast.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best time to visit The Hague?

The best time to visit The Hague is June, July, August, September, with temperatures between 13 °C and 22 °C. The best month is June. June is high season.

What is the weather like in The Hague?

The Hague has a climate with an overall score of 4.5/10. Annual temperatures range from 3 °C to 22 °C.

What is the hottest month in The Hague?

The hottest month in The Hague is August, with average highs of 22 °C and lows of 15 °C.

What is the rainiest month in The Hague?

The rainiest month in The Hague is November, with an average of 92 mm of precipitation.

When is peak season in The Hague?

Peak season in The Hague is May, June, July, August, September. This is the most popular period, with the highest tourism levels and prices.

When is shoulder season in The Hague?

Shoulder season in The Hague falls in April, October. It offers a good balance of decent weather and lower prices compared to peak season.