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Coldest sea in Netherlands in January

68 coastal locations in Netherlands ranked by typical January sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in January: 7.0°C.

Coldest in January

Groningen

4.9°C January mean in Netherlands

Regional January average

7.0°C

across all 68 coastal locations in Netherlands

Vs annual mean

-5.5°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Netherlands sea feels like in January

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
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  • 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 January fits in the year

January 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 January mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Netherlands locations in January

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

# Location January mean
1 Groningen 4.9°C
2 Almere Stad 5.5°C
3 Enkhuizen 5.5°C
4 Lemmer 5.5°C
5 Urk 5.5°C
6 Den Oever 6.0°C
7 Hoorn 6.0°C
8 Medemblik 6.0°C
9 Terschelling Noordzee Terschelling 6.3°C
10 Harlingen 6.3°C
11 Makkum 6.3°C
12 Huibertgat Groningen 6.4°C
13 Den Helder 6.6°C
14 Rotterdam 6.8°C
15 Willemstad 6.8°C
16 Nes 6.9°C
17 Amsterdam 6.9°C
18 Bloemendaal aan Zee 6.9°C
19 Holland 6.9°C
20 IJmuiden 6.9°C
21 Marken 6.9°C
22 Monnickendam 6.9°C
23 Volendam 6.9°C
24 Wijk aan Zee 6.9°C
25 Zandvoort 6.9°C
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26 Borssele 7.0°C
27 Middelburg 7.0°C
28 Vlissingen 7.0°C
29 Zeeland 7.0°C
30 Delft 7.0°C
31 Katwijk 7.0°C
32 Noordwijk 7.0°C
33 Scheveningen 7.0°C
34 The Hague 7.0°C
35 Wassenaar 7.0°C
36 Den Haag Zuid-Holland 7.1°C
37 Castricum 7.1°C
38 Egmond Aan Zee 7.1°C
39 Hoek Van Holland 7.1°C
40 Roompot binnen Zeeland 7.1°C
41 Roompot buiten Zeeland 7.1°C
42 Terneuzen Zeeland 7.1°C
43 Cadzand 7.2°C
44 Petten zuid North Holland 7.2°C
45 Bruinisse 7.2°C
46 Renesse 7.2°C
47 Scharendijke 7.2°C
48 Tholen 7.2°C
49 Yerseke 7.2°C
50 Texel 7.2°C

Warmest 10 in Netherlands in January

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

# Location January mean
1 K13 Alpha North Holland 8.6°C
2 Domburg 7.9°C
3 Westkapelle 7.9°C
4 Lichteiland Goeree South Holland 7.6°C
5 Grevelingen 7.5°C
6 Ouddorp 7.5°C
7 Oostkapelle 7.4°C
8 Bath Zeeland 7.4°C
9 Bergse Diepsluis west Zeeland 7.4°C
10 Hansweert Zeeland 7.4°C

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