Utrecht, Netherlands
Thirty minutes from Amsterdam, canals and all, and people actually live there.
This page is part of the Voy destination guides. It is built from real cost data and field notes collected while planning trips, not from marketing copy. Treat every figure as an estimate for one person.
Cost
The estimate multiplies the number of nights by the typical daily cost of a mid-range hotel, food and local transport, then adds a typical spend on entries. All figures are per person, in euros, and are a budget guide rather than a quote.
| Length of stay | Estimate per person |
|---|---|
| 3 nights | €510 |
| 5 nights | €842 |
| 7 nights | €1,174 |
When to go
Best months: May, June, July, August and September. These are the months the data marks as best for weather, prices and crowd levels.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4 °C | 1.8 °C | 79.9 mm |
| February | 8.0 °C | 2.2 °C | 76.7 mm |
| March | 10.4 °C | 3.2 °C | 71.0 mm |
| April | 13.4 °C | 5.1 °C | 53.7 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | 9.0 °C | 66.2 mm |
| June | 21.3 °C | 12.8 °C | 72.2 mm |
| July | 22.1 °C | 14.1 °C | 76.5 mm |
| August | 22.6 °C | 14.6 °C | 76.8 mm |
| September | 19.5 °C | 12.0 °C | 75.4 mm |
| October | 15.1 °C | 9.2 °C | 81.0 mm |
| November | 10.0 °C | 5.1 °C | 79.8 mm |
| December | 7.8 °C | 3.6 °C | 79.1 mm |
The hottest month is August, when the average daily high is 22.6 °C and the average daily low is 14.6 °C. The wettest month is October at 81.0 mm of rain.
In the best months, May, June, July, August and September, the average high runs from 17.8 °C to 22.6 °C, against the annual peak of 22.6 °C in August.
Source: open-meteo archive 2015-2024 · Years: 2015-2024 · Checked: 2026-09-23
What it is like
Each score runs from one to five and describes the character of the place based on what travellers report, not a ranking against anywhere else.
| Beach | 1 / 5 |
| Nightlife | 4 / 5 |
| Food scene | 4 / 5 |
| Culture | 4 / 5 |
| Nature | 2 / 5 |
| Walkable | 5 / 5 |
Who it suits
The same one-to-five scale, applied to who tends to have the best time. A higher score means the destination matches what that kind of traveller usually looks for.
| Students | 4 / 5 |
| Couples | 4 / 5 |
| Solo travellers | 4 / 5 |
| Families | 4 / 5 |
The trade-off
If your plan was Amsterdam, this is the alternative to weigh against it: the same kind of experience, with fewer people and, typically, a lower price.
Source: carousels 001-009 · Last verified: 2026-08-27 · Confidence: medium