Netherlands
About 17.2M people live in the Netherlands, on 41,526 km² in 12 regions; the capital is Amsterdam. The highest summit is Mount Scenery (870 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May–Jun · Sep.
Netherlands at a glance
The atlas follows 6,944 places here month by month, with 55 mountains and 10,910 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, June and September.
Netherlands's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+81%10.1M in 1950 → 18.3M in 2025 → 19M in 2050Netherlands · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Netherlands
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Netherlands
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
43OctoberAmsterdam
45OctoberRotterdam
40OctoberGroningen
47OctoberArnhem
43OctoberHaarlem
48October's-Hertogenbosch
40OctoberLeeuwarden
47OctoberBreda
12 regions
Netherlands from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in the Netherlands
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in the Netherlands
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in the Netherlands
10,910 monuments and 965 museums; the best known first.
What's on in the Netherlands
Coming matches
23OctConcerts and shows
22OctThe ground and the sky in the Netherlands
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Netherlands
5 large airports, 440 railway stations, 347 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
Tipping
Service is included; rounding up or 5–10% for good service is common but not required.