Kerkrade in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Kerkrade sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 227 mm of precipitation over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Kerkrade's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kerkrade's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 5°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 227 mm
- 41 wet days
- Avg wind
- 17 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Kerkrade in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.
A typical winter day in Kerkrade reaches about 5°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Kerkrade
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.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Kerkrade 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° / 1° | 74 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 6° / 1° | 68 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 9° / 3° | 70 | 13.7 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 13° / 5° | 55 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 3.6 |
| May | 17° / 9° | 66 | 12.9 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 20° / 12° | 76 | 13.1 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 22° / 14° | 83 | 13.8 | 0 | 15.8 | 6.1 |
| Aug | 22° / 14° | 79 | 12.9 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 66 | 10.9 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 14° / 8° | 65 | 11.9 | 0 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 9° / 4° | 69 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 6° / 2° | 85 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Kerkrade gets around 227 mm of rain and snow over 41 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 17 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Kerkrade?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kerkrade.
What to pack for Kerkrade in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Kerkrade sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 41 days see rain.
UV index in Kerkrade in Winter
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 Kerkrade 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 Kerkrade in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Kerkrade 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 |
Where is Kerkrade?
Kerkrade sits at 50.9°N, 6.1°E, 157 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Herzogenrath, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Kerkrade
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kerkrade.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerkrade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.
The land around Kerkrade is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (26%) and grassland (23%) 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 Kerkrade (50.8658°, 6.0625°, elevation 157 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.