Climate
Vlissingen has a temperate climate (Cfb in the Köppen classification system) that is milder than the rest of the Netherlands. In Vlissingen, for example, the night temperature is 2.0°C above freezing point, while many cities have averages below zero on its records.
| Climate data for Vlissingen (Flushing) 1981-2010 (snowy days: 1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 58.5 (2.303) |
48.0 (1.89) |
51.1 (2.012) |
38.7 (1.524) |
52.6 (2.071) |
63.2 (2.488) |
64.1 (2.524) |
74.9 (2.949) |
69.4 (2.732) |
76.1 (2.996) |
77.1 (3.035) |
69.0 (2.717) |
742.8 (29.244) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 180 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 cm) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 67.8 | 89.2 | 134.2 | 187.2 | 218.3 | 215.5 | 223.2 | 207.4 | 152.9 | 116.5 | 68.7 | 52.1 | 1,733.1 |
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