Maastricht weather by month

Warmest month

July

24°C average high

Coolest month

January

2°C average low

Wettest month

May

67 mm of rain

Driest month

April

43 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Maastricht by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	6°C	2°C	-7°C / 14°C	60 mm	87%	15 km/h
February	9°C	2°C	-5°C / 20°C	54 mm	80%	15 km/h
March	10°C	3°C	-7°C / 20°C	60 mm	76%	14 km/h
April	15°C	5°C	-2°C / 24°C	43 mm	73%	14 km/h
May	18°C	8°C	1°C / 29°C	67 mm	73%	12 km/h
June	23°C	13°C	7°C / 36°C	65 mm	72%	12 km/h
July	24°C	14°C	6°C / 40°C	52 mm	72%	12 km/h
August	24°C	14°C	8°C / 33°C	60 mm	73%	11 km/h
September	22°C	12°C	3°C / 36°C	58 mm	77%	12 km/h
October	15°C	9°C	2°C / 24°C	60 mm	84%	14 km/h
November	11°C	5°C	-1°C / 18°C	58 mm	87%	14 km/h
December	7°C	3°C	-7°C / 13°C	60 mm	87%	15 km/h

Frost and snow-likely months in Maastricht

Nights in Maastricht average 2°C or below in 1 month (January). No month combines freezing average lows with 10 mm or more of precipitation, so snow is uncommon. The coldest month is January with an average low of 2°C and a record low of -7°C.

January: average low 2°C, record low -7°C, 60 mm of precipitation

These records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals.

Best time to visit Maastricht

The most comfortable time to visit Maastricht is generally June to August, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rainfall is spread evenly across the months, totalling about 694 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 24°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 67 mm, roughly 2× the rainfall of the driest month (April).

Maastricht climate: your questions

Does Maastricht get snow?

Rarely: nights dip to 2°C or below only in January, and the coldest month, January, averages a low of 2°C (record low -7°C), so snow is uncommon. Our records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals. What is falling now: Maastricht weather today.

Will it snow in Maastricht this winter?

Maastricht's winter months average lows of 3°C in December, 2°C in January and 2°C in February, with about 173 mm of precipitation across the three; 0 of them sit at or below 0°C, so snow is unlikely. The records hold no snowfall totals. The next 15 days: Maastricht 10-day forecast.

Which months are best for visiting Maastricht?

June to August are the most comfortable months in Maastricht, with highs near 24°C. July is the warmest month, averaging 24°C by day; May is the wettest, with 67 mm; and January is the coolest, with lows near 2°C. What it is doing today: Maastricht weather today.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Maastricht forecast for what is happening now.