Roermond in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Roermond sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 193 mm of precipitation over about 37 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 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
193 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Roermond 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 Roermond reaches about 6°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Roermond

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.

Roermond 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 / 6312.21.58.20.3
Feb / 5711.229.60.7
Mar10° / 5712.40.711.52.3
Apr15° / 4710.4013.54.2
May19° / 6011.8015.35.6
Jun21° / 12°6812.1016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7813.3015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7512014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°6210.6012.45.9
Oct15° / 6311.4010.44.1
Nov10° / 6212.40.48.71.8
Dec / 7213.31.97.70.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Roermond gets around 193 mm of rain and snow over 37 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 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

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 1.0 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Roermond?

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.

0.5
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 Roermond.

What to pack for Roermond in Winter

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

In winter, Roermond sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 37 days see rain.

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UV index in Roermond 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 Roermond peaks around July 13 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Roermond in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Roermond 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Roermond?

Roermond sits at 51.2°N, 6.0°E, 31 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Brüggen, 15 km away.

NiederkrüchtenMaaseikSchwalmtalTegelenWeert

Topography around Roermond

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roermond has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m.

The land around Roermond is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (33%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
989 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Brüggen 15 km · Wassenberg 16 km · Niederkrüchten 16 km · Heinsberg 17 km · Maaseik 18 km · Schwalmtal 20 km · Tegelen 20 km · Weert 21 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 Roermond (51.1942°, 5.9875°, elevation 31 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.