Dronten in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Dronten sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 252 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Dronten's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dronten's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 252 mm
- 41 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Dronten in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical summer day in Dronten reaches about 21°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Dronten
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Dronten weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° / 2° | 68 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 6° / 1° | 56 | 11 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 9° / 3° | 57 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 13° / 6° | 52 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 |
| May | 17° / 9° | 67 | 11.8 | 0 | 15.5 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 19° / 12° | 74 | 12.2 | 0 | 16.5 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 22° / 14° | 91 | 14.3 | 0 | 16.1 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 21° / 14° | 88 | 14.1 | 0 | 14.5 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.4 |
| Oct | 14° / 8° | 69 | 12.7 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 9° / 5° | 63 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 6° / 2° | 73 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Dronten gets around 252 mm of rain over 41 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Dronten?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Dronten for sightseeing.
What to pack for Dronten in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Dronten sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.
UV index in Dronten in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dronten peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Dronten?
Dronten sits at 52.5°N, 5.7°E, -1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Elburg, 12 km away.
Topography around Dronten
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dronten.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Dronten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of -3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.
The land around Dronten is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) within 80 km.
The Netherlands travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 84% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $73,684
- 2025
- Happiness
- 7.2 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 624
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dronten (52.525°, 5.7181°, elevation -1 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.