Vianen in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Vianen sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 186 mm of precipitation over about 36 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 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

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

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

-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Vianen

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.

Vianen 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 / 6312.31.28.10.3
Feb / 5310.81.39.60.6
Mar10° / 5511.20.611.52.1
Apr14° / 4911.1013.63.8
May17° / 6011.7015.45.3
Jun20° / 12°6511.1016.45.9
Jul22° / 14°8013.90166.1
Aug22° / 14°7812.5014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°6511.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6411.9010.43.9
Nov10° / 6212.40.38.61.8
Dec / 7013.11.37.60.6

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

Vianen gets around 186 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%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 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 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 Vianen?

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 Vianen.

What to pack for Vianen in Winter

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

In winter, Vianen sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Vianen in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 51 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
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Vianen 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 Vianen 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vianen?

Vianen sits at 52.0°N, 5.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Nieuwegein, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Vianen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vianen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Vianen is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Nieuwegein 4.0 km · IJsselstein 5.0 km · Culemborg 10 km · De Meern 11 km · Leerdam 11 km · Utrecht 11 km · Leidsche Rijn 12 km · Zeist 15 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 Vianen (51.9925°, 5.0917°, elevation 5 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.