Ballast
Ballast is a village in Drenthe, Netherlands. It has a population of about 1,710. The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Ballast at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
72 mm of rain
45 mm of rain
within 2.3 km
Weather in Ballast
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 21 km/h · humidity 89%
When to go to Ballast
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 15 | 21 | 23 | 53 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 41 | 15 | 14 |
| High | 5° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 60 | 74 | 45 | 62 | 77 | 86 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 80 |
| Wet days | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
What's on in Ballast
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Ballast
Outdoors around Ballast
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Ballast
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Netherlands seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Ballast
Earthquakes around Ballast
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Towns and villages around Ballast
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Ballast from above
Getting to Ballast
Places near Ballast
Places with a climate like Ballast
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
