Skip to content
seatemperatures.net

Coldest sea in Netherlands in December

68 coastal locations in Netherlands ranked by typical December sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in December: 8.7°C.

Coldest in December

Groningen

6.1°C December mean in Netherlands

Regional December average

8.7°C

across all 68 coastal locations in Netherlands

Vs annual mean

-3.8°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Netherlands sea feels like in December

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Netherlands monthly average 6.1°C to 19.5°C
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
  • Warmest month August 19.5°C
  • Coldest month February 6.1°C
  • Annual mean 12.4°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Netherlands month rankings:

Netherlands sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Netherlands location. The list below is based on the typical December mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
°C -2 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 24 27 30 35

Top 50 coldest Netherlands locations in December

Sorted by typical December mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Groningen 6.1°C
2 Almere Stad 6.9°C
3 Enkhuizen 6.9°C
4 Lemmer 6.9°C
5 Urk 6.9°C
6 Den Oever 7.5°C
7 Hoorn 7.5°C
8 Medemblik 7.5°C
9 Terschelling Noordzee Terschelling 7.6°C
10 Harlingen 7.8°C
11 Makkum 7.8°C
12 Huibertgat Groningen 8.0°C
13 Den Helder 8.3°C
14 Borssele 8.6°C
15 Middelburg 8.6°C
16 Nes 8.6°C
17 Vlissingen 8.6°C
18 Zeeland 8.6°C
19 Amsterdam 8.7°C
20 Bloemendaal aan Zee 8.7°C
21 Holland 8.7°C
22 IJmuiden 8.7°C
23 Marken 8.7°C
24 Monnickendam 8.7°C
25 Volendam 8.7°C
Show 25 more ▸
26 Wijk aan Zee 8.7°C
27 Zandvoort 8.7°C
28 Roompot binnen Zeeland 8.7°C
29 Roompot buiten Zeeland 8.7°C
30 Terneuzen Zeeland 8.7°C
31 Rotterdam 8.7°C
32 Willemstad 8.7°C
33 Den Haag Zuid-Holland 8.8°C
34 Cadzand 8.8°C
35 Castricum 8.8°C
36 Egmond Aan Zee 8.8°C
37 Petten zuid North Holland 8.9°C
38 Delft 8.9°C
39 Katwijk 8.9°C
40 Noordwijk 8.9°C
41 Scheveningen 8.9°C
42 The Hague 8.9°C
43 Wassenaar 8.9°C
44 Texel 9.0°C
45 Hoek Van Holland 9.0°C
46 Meetpost Noordwijk South Holland 9.0°C
47 Bruinisse 9.1°C
48 Renesse 9.1°C
49 Scharendijke 9.1°C
50 Tholen 9.1°C

Warmest 10 in Netherlands in December

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location December mean
1 K13 Alpha North Holland 10.6°C
2 Domburg 9.7°C
3 Westkapelle 9.7°C
4 Grevelingen 9.4°C
5 Ouddorp 9.4°C
6 Lichteiland Goeree South Holland 9.3°C
7 Kijkduin 9.3°C
8 Oostkapelle 9.2°C
9 Bath Zeeland 9.2°C
10 Bergse Diepsluis west Zeeland 9.2°C

More on this region