Netherlands / South Holland
Kijkduin Strand
Kijkduin Strand is a 1.8 km-long beach facing north-west in Kijkduin (South Holland, Netherlands). The sea averages 18.7 °C in August, its warmest month, and 5.6 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Kijkduin Strand
Beach-day index 2.0/10 · Netherlands median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 6.3 °C | 5.6 °C | 6.3 °C | 8.5 °C | 11.6 °C | 14.7 °C | 17.3 °C | 18.7 °C | 17.6 °C | 14.9 °C | 11.4 °C | 8.3 °C |
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Low °C | 4° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 82 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 56 | 63 | 80 | 96 | 78 | 93 | 90 | 92 |
| Cloud % | 79 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 79 |
| Wind m/s | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Daylight h | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
| Record high/low | 12°/-4° | 13°/-6° | 16°/-6° | 22°/1° | 23°/5° | 27°/8° | 29°/13° | 29°/13° | 26°/10° | 22°/5° | 17°/-1° | 13°/-4° |
| Beach index | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
No month reaches 5.5 on the beach-day index; the best is August at 4.6/10, held back mainly by cool air (highs of 20 °C) and cold water (18.7 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 11.8 °C, cooler than 85% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (96 mm) and April the driest (41 mm); the yearly total is about 900 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.8 hours in December to 16.7 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:10 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-west (315°). Open water fills about 44% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in January–November; in mid-June it goes down at 22:04 local time on a bearing of 311°.
Straight out to the north-west about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 6 m deep and 12 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 6 m above sea level 500 m inland and 6 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 40% tree cover, 22% bare ground, sand or rock and 21% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 45% of that circle.
- Tree 40%
- Bare 22%
- Grass 21%
- Built 17%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Den Haag Kijkduin”, 210 m from the beach centre, was rated Good for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 4 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Good
- 2018Good
- 2019Good
- 2020Good
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Good
- 2024Good
- 2025Good
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 18.7 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 8.2 m/s in January, the windiest month.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 41Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 6Drinking water
- 55Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 4Hotels & guesthouses
- 5Grocery shops
- 1Playgrounds & water parks
- 25Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Cash machines
- 2Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 30 restaurants, 2 cafés, 6 bars and 3 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 4 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Noord 230 m N
Attractions & museums
- Jutterskeet Ome Jan museum 370 m N
Historic sites
- Monument De Ooievaars monument 500 m S
Islands in view
- King Olivereiland 1.7 km SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam The Hague Airport Rotterdam | RTM | 19.6 km | south-east |
| Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam | AMS | 45.8 km | north-east |
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) Antwerp | ANR | 99.2 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 25 bus stops within 1.5 km and 55 mapped car parks within 1 km.
17 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 680.4K residents); within 30 km there are 103 (about 3M).
Map and nearby beaches
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- Scheveningen Strand4.6 km NECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 8.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w96302900; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_31UET_20230609_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site NLBW95_KIJKDBSD).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 33.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.