Amsterdam in July

When to go

KNMI's long-term climate averages for Schiphol, listed in the facts above, give July's average daily high and low and its rainfall, including how many days see rain, so check them against what you plan to do outdoors. July opens with the Keti Koti Festival at Museumplein on the first of the month, and the Vondelpark Open Air Theatre season runs through mid-September, with its dates and hours listed as indicative.

Trip facts

• KNMI's 1991–2020 climate normals table for Schiphol lists an average daily maximum temperature of 22.5 and an average daily minimum temperature of 13.5 degrees Celsius for July. (cdn.knmi.nl, checked 2026-10-15)
• KNMI's 1991–2020 climate normals table for Schiphol lists an average precipitation total of 82.3 mm for July, and an average of 15.0 days in July with at least 0.1 mm of precipitation. (cdn.knmi.nl, checked 2026-10-15)
• I amsterdam's events calendar lists the Keti Koti Festival at Museumplein on Thursday 1 July 2027, 13:00–23:00, and says that every year on July 1 the city celebrates Keti Koti, the abolition of slavery, and commemorates the Dutch history of slavery, with start and end times approximate. (www.iamsterdam.com, checked 2026-10-15)
• I amsterdam's events calendar says that in 2027 the Vondelpark Open Air Theatre offers many pay-what-you-can performances, that the entire season runs through mid-September, and that the period and opening hours for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. (www.iamsterdam.com, checked 2026-10-15)
• The City of Amsterdam's tourist tax page lists the tourist tax as 12.5% of the overnight price (excluding VAT) and says it applies to hotels, hostels, guesthouses, apartments, recreational bungalows, bed and breakfasts, short-stay rentals and campsites. (www.amsterdam.nl, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Schiphol airport website says you can travel to Schiphol from Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden, The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam 24/7, often without changing trains. (www.schiphol.nl, checked 2026-10-15)
• The EU's official travel site says that from 10 April 2026, the Entry/Exit System (EES) is fully operational at all external border crossing points of the European countries using the system. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-15)
• The EU's official travel site says ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point, and that the European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-15)
• GVB's travel products page says you may take your bike with you outside rush hours in the metro and tram 26, and that you're not allowed to take your bike Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and between 4:00 PM and 6:30 PM. (www.gvb.nl, checked 2026-10-15)
• I amsterdam's cycling page says Amsterdam has up to 400 kilometres of bicycle paths leading just about everywhere in town. (www.iamsterdam.com, checked 2026-10-15)