Climate
Tilburg experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) similar to almost all of the Netherlands. The most notable fact from Western Brabant is that there are more thunderstorms than anywhere else in the Netherlands, up to 31 days a year.
| Climate data for Gilze-Rijen, 1981–2010 normals (Source: knmi.nl) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.41 (57.93) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.77 (42.38) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 70.0 (2.756) |
57.2 (2.252) |
64.1 (2.524) |
46.0 (1.811) |
61.2 (2.409) |
65.8 (2.591) |
75.6 (2.976) |
66.0 (2.598) |
72.4 (2.85) |
75.0 (2.953) |
76.1 (2.996) |
75.8 (2.984) |
805.2 (31.701) |
| % humidity | 88 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 82 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 182 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 cm) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.1 | 84.5 | 119.1 | 171.7 | 203.8 | 195.5 | 205.9 | 190.2 | 142.0 | 113.4 | 64.2 | 50.1 | 1,603.5 |
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