's-Gravenzande in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), 's-Gravenzande sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 211 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 20°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is 's-Gravenzande's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see 's-Gravenzande's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
211 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
5.9
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in 's-Gravenzande in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 20°C by late August.

A typical summer day in 's-Gravenzande reaches about 20°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in 's-Gravenzande

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.

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

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

's-Gravenzande 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6412.40.88.10.5
Feb / 5111.31.49.60.6
Mar / 5111.30.611.51.8
Apr13° / 4410.2013.63.4
May16° / 10°5711.2015.44.9
Jun19° / 12°5911.1016.45.7
Jul21° / 15°7412.80166.1
Aug21° / 15°7913.1014.46.0
Sep18° / 12°7412.2012.45.4
Oct14° / 7713.4010.43.8
Nov10° / 7314.10.38.61.9
Dec / 7514.10.87.60.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

's-Gravenzande gets around 211 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 15 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit 's-Gravenzande?

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.

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit 's-Gravenzande for sightseeing.

What to pack for 's-Gravenzande in Summer

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

In summer, 's-Gravenzande sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near 's-Gravenzande in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 17°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in 's-Gravenzande in Summer

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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 's-Gravenzande peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is 's-Gravenzande?

's-Gravenzande sits at 52.0°N, 4.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Naaldwijk, 3.0 km away.

Topography around 's-Gravenzande

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of 's-Gravenzande.

Within 3 km, the terrain around 's-Gravenzande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m.

The land around 's-Gravenzande is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) within 3 km, water (45%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
78 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Naaldwijk 3.0 km · Maassluis 10 km · Rijswijk 12 km · The Hague 12 km · Delft 13 km · Scheveningen 14 km · Ypenburg 15 km · Voorburg 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
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 's-Gravenzande (52.0017°, 4.1653°, elevation 3 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.