Geleen in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Geleen sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 155 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 9°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Geleen's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Geleen's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 155 mm; 34 wet days
Avg wind: 13 km/h
Travel score: 4.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Geleen in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 9°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Geleen reaches about 14°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Geleen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Geleen weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	6° / 1°	64	12.4	1.5	8.2	0.3
Feb	7° / 1°	58	11.4	2.5	9.7	0.6
Mar	10° / 3°	57	12.6	1	11.5	2.3
Apr	15° / 6°	45	10.2	0.1	13.5	4.2
May	18° / 9°	53	11.6	0	15.3	5.5
Jun	21° / 12°	63	11.5	0	16.2	6.0
Jul	23° / 14°	70	12.4	0	15.8	6.4
Aug	23° / 14°	69	11.2	0	14.3	6.5
Sep	19° / 11°	57	10	0	12.4	6.0
Oct	15° / 8°	59	11	0	10.4	4.1
Nov	10° / 5°	62	12.5	0.5	8.7	1.8
Dec	6° / 2°	75	13.6	2	7.8	0.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Geleen gets around 155 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early March to 15 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Geleen?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Geleen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Geleen in Spring

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

In spring, Geleen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 34 days see rain.

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UV index in Geleen in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Geleen peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	7	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	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Geleen in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Geleen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	10	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Geleen?

Geleen sits at 51.0°N, 5.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Sittard, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Geleen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Geleen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 990 m.

The land around Geleen is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (30%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), cropland (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

171 m

trees 30%

80 km

990 m

trees 35%

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Spring weather nearby: Sittard 4.0 km · Hoensbroek 9.0 km · Maasmechelen 9.0 km · Mechelen-aan-de-Maas 10 km · Brunssum 10 km · Maaseik 14 km · Heerlen 15 km · Lanaken 16 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 Geleen (50.9742°, 5.8292°, elevation 66 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.