Amsterdam
Amsterdam trip planning tool
Pick your month and your pace to get a recommended stay and a shape for the days.
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When are you going?
Light crowds and prices. Very cold temperatures.
January fit for Amsterdam
Value in January80/100 OK sightseeing without the queues
Longer is better on every axis
A day here in January
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Morning 09:00–12:00
Outdoors, before the heat and the coaches
Canals of Amsterdam · Amsterdam Dungeon · Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo
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Midday 12:30–16:00
Indoors, while the sun is high
Westerkerk Church · Anne Frank House · Amsterdam Cheese Museum
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Evening 16:30–19:30
Streets and squares in the late light
Red Light District · Jordaan District
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What's your travel pace?
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Your recommended stay
3–4 days
Balanced pace
Why this duration?
- Covers the 5 headline sights
- The centre spans 2 km, all of it on foot
Best destinations by month
April and May are the best months: tulips in the countryside, blossom in the parks, long light evenings, and terraces open at the first hint of sun.
Late April is King’s Day, when the whole city turns orange and goes out on the water — extraordinary to see and impossible to find a room for.
June to August is warm, long-evening weather and the busiest season; the canals are full of boats and the queues are at their worst.
September and October are excellent: mild, golden, far fewer people.
November to February is grey, damp, windy and dark by half past four — but the museums are empty, the brown cafes make sense, and prices drop. It rarely freezes hard enough for the canals to bear skaters, though the city hopes every year.