Amsterdam Centraal station
Amsterdam Centraal station is a railway station and station building located in the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was opened in 1889 and was designed by the architect Pierre Cuypers in the Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival styles. This Rijksmonument is a border train station and is one of the 17 most looked-up sights in the Netherlands on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The station is located 2 km from the capital and 12 km from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a border train station that is part of the Belgium–Netherlands, Netherlands–United Kingdom, and Germany–Netherlands borders. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, sits at an elevation of 9 meters, and is wheelchair accessible. Visitors can walk to several nearby sites, such as the Oude Kerk (0.6 km), the Royal Palace of Amsterdam (0.9 km), the Anne Frank House (1.2 km), the Westerkerk (1.2 km), or the Begijnhof (1.3 km) in Amsterdam.
The weather varies by month throughout the year. July is the warmest month, with an average high of 21 °C and an average low of 14 °C. January is the coldest month, with an average high of 5 °C and an average low of 1 °C. April has the least rainfall at 45 mm, while October has the most at 102 mm. In February, there are about 13 rainy days, while both November and December have about 16 rainy days.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 21 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 81 | 60 | 70 | 45 | 64 | 71 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 102 | 94 | 88 |
| Rainy days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
