Drachten monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Drachten

Drachten average temperature chart (Celsius) Drachten average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Drachten (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4 4.7 7.8 11.2 16.1 18.5 20.2 20.7 17.6 13.4 8.5 5.5
°F 39.3 40.4 46.1 52.2 60.9 65.4 68.3 69.2 63.8 56.2 47.3 41.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Drachten monthly rainfall chart (mm) Drachten monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Drachten (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 71 47 60 50 57 67 80 71 76 77 85 80
inches 2.8 1.8 2.3 2 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.8 3 3 3.4 3.1
Rainy days 20 13 17 14 15 15 16 15 17 17 20 20

Average annual rainfall in Drachten: 879.066mm (346.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Drachten

Drachten average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Drachten
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.5 2.7 3.7 5.6 7 7.1 6.5 6.5 4.8 3.4 2 1.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Drachten average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Drachten average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Drachten (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -0.8 -0.8 1 2.8 6.7 9.7 11.6 11.5 9.4 6.4 3 0.8
Max °C 4.2 4.8 8 11.5 16.3 18.8 20.4 20.9 17.9 13.6 8.7 5.6
Min °F 30.7 30.6 33.8 37 44.1 49.4 52.9 52.7 48.8 43.5 37.3 33.4
Max °F 35.1 35.6 40.1 44.8 52.7 57.6 60.8 61.2 56.5 50 42.4 37.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Drachten average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Drachten average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Drachten in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.9 4.7 5 7.2 10.7 14.2 16.9 18.2 17 14.5 11.3 8.3
°F 42.7 40.4 41 45 51.2 57.5 62.3 64.7 62.6 58.1 52.4 46.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Drachten average winspeed by month (km/h) Drachten average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Drachten (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 19 19 18 16 14 14 14 16 16 20 19
mph 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 12 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Drachten relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Drachten
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
91% 88% 85% 81% 79% 80% 81% 81% 85% 88% 90% 91%

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Drachten weather stats

Drachten weather statistics
Hottest month: August 20.7°C 69.3°F
Driest month: February 47mm 1.9ins
Sunniest month: May 7hrs
Coldest month: January 4°C 39.2°F
Wettest month: November 85mm 3.3ins
Warmest sea: August 18.2°C 64.8°F
Map showing location of Drachten (53.11254, 6.0989) Drachten map pin © Google

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