Wonders of Nature Winter in the Netherlands

This part of the website is dedicated to winter in the Netherlands. Winter is most of the time limited to november until march with most winterly conditions occuring in december, january and february. Winter can be frost, ice, ripe, snow or any combination of these. Because winter in the Netherlands is not common many people love it when temperatures drop below zero and a nice and strong high pressuresystem is over Scandinavia.

Winter 2009/2010	Winter 2008/2009	Winter 2007/2008	Winter 2002/2003

Winter of 2009/2010 is a real one! Lots of snow. Three periods with freezing weather and lots of ice-scating! But not a very cold winter.

• 31 january 2010: we experience a special snowy winter in the Houdringereserve, De Bilt
• 30 january 2010: winter returned again in the Houdringereserve, De Bilt
• 26 january 2010: snow and very cold in the Houdringereserve, De Bilt
• 21 december 2009: very heavy snowfall in De Bilt
• 18 december 2009: winterimpressions around De Bilt
• 10 january 2009: winterimpressions around KNMI, De Bilt
• 28 december 2008: inspecting icecover by bike Molenpolder - Tienhoven - Loosdrecht
• 25 march 2008: a tiny snowcover in De Bilt but just enough to have a nice view!
• 22 december 2007: very nice winterimpressions in the Houdringe reserve, De Bilt
• 8 february 2007: snow in De Bilt! (nowadays getting more rare as global warming continues...)
• 8 december 2005: remnants of the large snowfall in eastern Netherlands on 30 november 2005
• 3 march 2005: heavy snowfall in De Bilt!
• 10 december 2002: ice neat the coast of 't Gooimeer

Some winter statistics at KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands

• Lopend 20-jaars gemiddelde temperatuur te KNMI, De Bilt
• Gemiddelde temperatuur te KNMI, De Bilt
• Aantal dagen met vorst te KNMI, De Bilt
• Aantal dagen met vorst te KNMI, De Bilt
• Aantal dagen met matige vorst te KNMI, De Bilt
• Aantal dagen met strenge vorst te KNMI, De Bilt
• Aantal ijsdagen te KNMI, De Bilt
• Koudegetal te KNMI, De Bilt
• Koudegetal IJnssen te KNMI, De Bilt
• Koude winters vergeleken van 1976 tot en met 2008 te KNMI, De Bilt
• Koudeperiodes vergeleken van 1976 tot en met 2008 te KNMI, De Bilt

Links to winterweather at our KNMI - The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

• KNMI - actual weather
• KNMI - forecast
• KNMI - guidance
• KNMI - severe weather alarm
• KNMI - ensemble predictions
• KNMI - EPS 10 days
• KNMI - forecast (staafdiagram)
• Ice thickness diagram
• Winter
• Vorst, kou en windchill
• Sneeuw en sneeuwhoogtes
• Elfstedentocht
• Vorstperiode 2008/2009 was koudste in twaalf jaar
• KNMI - dossiers

Links to other sources of winterweather

Dutch winters

Dutch severe weather

Storm Chasing EU

Storm Chasing USA

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