Eindhoven, the largest city of the southern Netherlands, sits on the flat sandy plain of North Brabant, well inland near the Belgian border at approximately 51.44°N, 5.48°E. Its inland, southerly position gives it a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — mild, cloudy and changeable — with the warmest summers in the Netherlands and rain in every month.

Summer, from June to August, is mild to warm, with July the warmest month — average highs around 23–24°C, the warmest in the country — and heatwaves that can push temperatures past 35°C, since the southern interior lies furthest from the cooling North Sea. Thundery showers are frequent, and it is the sunniest season.

Winter, from December to February, is cold and damp rather than severe, with January the coolest month — average highs around 6°C and lows near 0°C, with frost common on clear nights. Snow falls but rarely lies long, and the season is more often grey, wet and windy than icy, with short daylight and persistent low cloud.

Eindhoven receives around 750–800 mm of precipitation a year, spread through every month with a summer maximum from thundery showers; rain is usually light and frequent rather than heavy. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Eindhoven, deep in the southern Dutch interior and furthest from the North Sea, records the warmest summers in the Netherlands — the nearby town of Gilze-Rijen and the southern Limburg province regularly set the country's temperature records during heatwaves. The sandy Brabant soils also dry out quickly, making the region unusually drought-prone by Dutch standards.

To follow any single measurement in Eindhoven more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.