Emmeloord in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Emmeloord sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 196 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Emmeloord's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Emmeloord's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
196 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
21 km/h
Travel score
0.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Emmeloord in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Emmeloord reaches about 6°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Emmeloord

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Emmeloord weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6913.11.27.90.1
Feb / 5310.71.79.50.3
Mar / 53110.811.51.6
Apr12° / 449.20.113.63.4
May16° / 10°5811.1015.54.8
Jun18° / 13°6611.9016.55.6
Jul21° / 15°7913.4016.15.9
Aug21° / 15°8213.6014.55.9
Sep18° / 12°7312.1012.45.3
Oct14° / 7413.2010.33.5
Nov / 6613.70.28.51.7
Dec / 7513.91.27.50.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Emmeloord gets around 196 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 21 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min in early December to 10 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.9 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Emmeloord?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Emmeloord.

What to pack for Emmeloord in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Emmeloord sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 38 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Emmeloord in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 6°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Emmeloord in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Emmeloord peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Emmeloord?

Emmeloord sits at 52.7°N, 5.7°E, -1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Urk, 11 km away.

KampenDrontenGiethoornSteenwijkLelystadHeerenveenElburg

Topography around Emmeloord

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Emmeloord.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emmeloord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of -3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Emmeloord is covered by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Urk 11 km · Kampen 21 km · Dronten 21 km · Giethoorn 22 km · Steenwijk 26 km · Lelystad 29 km · Heerenveen 30 km · Elburg 30 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
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

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 Emmeloord (52.7108°, 5.7486°, 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.