Sun shines in the Netherlands for the first time in 11 days; longest wait since 1990

The longest consecutive days without sun at the Netherlands’ national weather station, De Bilt since 1990 ended today. The sun shone again to end an 11-day run without sunshine. The sunless run started on December 9 and continued up to December 20.

This is three days short of the record, which occurred from February 6, 1959, to February 20 in De Bilt. The last time that there was a longer period without sunshine at De Bilt was in 1990. This happened from Christmas Day, 1989, to January 5, 1990.

This period was only one day short of the longest days without sun in December, when there was no sunshine for 12 days from December 17, 1934, to December 28. January’s record is also 12 days without sunshine, which took place from January 16 to January 27.

Despite the sunless days, the temperature has been mild in the Netherlands during December thus far. The average temperature is usually around 6 degrees Celsius, but the last week has seen temperatures reach 13 degrees.

Temperatures are expected to drop to more expected December weather on the weekend. It is likely to be around seven degrees Celcius in the daytime and around four degrees at night.