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Warmest sea in Netherlands in January

68 coastal locations in Netherlands ranked by their typical January sea temperature. Region-wide average in January: 7.0°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in January

K13 Alpha

8.6°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, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

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

Sorted by the typical January mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

# 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
11 Haringvliet 10 South Holland 7.4°C
12 Kijkduin 7.4°C
13 Krammersluizen west Zeeland 7.4°C
14 Stavenisse Zeeland 7.4°C
15 Texel Noordzee Texel 7.4°C
16 Europahaven Zuid-Holland 7.3°C
17 Hartelhaven Zuid-Holland 7.3°C
18 Meetpost Noordwijk South Holland 7.3°C
19 Texel 7.2°C
20 Bruinisse 7.2°C
21 Renesse 7.2°C
22 Scharendijke 7.2°C
23 Tholen 7.2°C
24 Yerseke 7.2°C
25 Petten zuid North Holland 7.2°C
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26 Cadzand 7.2°C
27 Roompot binnen Zeeland 7.1°C
28 Roompot buiten Zeeland 7.1°C
29 Terneuzen Zeeland 7.1°C
30 Hoek Van Holland 7.1°C
31 Castricum 7.1°C
32 Egmond Aan Zee 7.1°C
33 Den Haag Zuid-Holland 7.1°C
34 Delft 7.0°C
35 Katwijk 7.0°C
36 Noordwijk 7.0°C
37 Scheveningen 7.0°C
38 The Hague 7.0°C
39 Wassenaar 7.0°C
40 Borssele 7.0°C
41 Middelburg 7.0°C
42 Vlissingen 7.0°C
43 Zeeland 7.0°C
44 Amsterdam 6.9°C
45 Bloemendaal aan Zee 6.9°C
46 Holland 6.9°C
47 IJmuiden 6.9°C
48 Marken 6.9°C
49 Monnickendam 6.9°C
50 Volendam 6.9°C

Coldest 10 in Netherlands in January

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Netherlands coasts to avoid for swimming in January.

# 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

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