Eindhoven
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📷 Arno van den Tillaart from Eindhoven, Netherlands· CC BY 2.0Brabant is gezelligheid met een knipoog. | Brabant is cosiness with a wink.
About
Eindhoven is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, it is the largest city in the southern province of North Brabant, and is also located in the Dutch part of the Campine natural region. With a population of 249,054 on a territory of 88.92 km2, it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands.
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Why visit
Visit Eindhoven for music, theater, and performance, markets, streets, food, and public squares. The value of Eindhoven is clearest when museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, food, and nearby landscape are read together. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Eindhoven usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. In Eindhoven, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. Use the surroundings of Eindhoven deliberately: they should clarify the place, not simply add movement.
When to avoid
Eindhoven isn't a classic 'pretty Dutch town'; it was heavily bombed in WWII and rebuilt pragmatically, so don't come expecting Amsterdam canals. Winters are grey, wet, and dark. Major events (Dutch Design Week, GLOW) book out hotels months ahead. Use Eindhoven with a little spare time rather than a rigid chain of bookings. A day in Eindhoven can be thinned by closures or slowed by traffic, queues, and transfers.
Summer (Jun to Aug)
June through August are the period when heat, daylight, crowds, or humidity most affect a visit to Eindhoven. For Eindhoven, severe heat makes early and late outdoor time the sensible choice. In Eindhoven, put exposed walks, ruins, viewpoints, beaches, and markets early or late, then use interiors for the harder hours. For Eindhoven, choose this period for daylight and atmosphere, not for a perfectly controlled cultural schedule. Check dates in Eindhoven; some venues reduce programming during the same weeks that tourism increases.
Winter (Dec to Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter months in Eindhoven. Cooler months are the practical season for outdoor sites, but nights can be cold and distances still matter. Use this season in Eindhoven for close observation indoors and nearby streets, not for trying to cover the whole map. Use Eindhoven with a backup plan: one nearby interior, confirmed hours, and a realistic way back.
The next week in Eindhoven
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
12° / 4°
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
15° / 6°
1.2 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Rain
16° / 8°
5.2 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Drizzle
17° / 8°
1.8 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
17° / 7°
2.1 mm
Wed
Drizzle
20° / 11°
3.3 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / 1°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.6h
05:47 – 21:20local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Eindhoven
8 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Eindhoven Airport (EIN) at 8 km.
Getting around Eindhoven
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBNMBS/SNCBFlixBus-euErfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AGSNCBBravo (Arriva)Bravo (Hermes)TransdevNeckar-DonauEurostar Red (Thalys)BlaBlaCar BusArrivaFlixbusSchweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBFlixBus-deFlixBus-deMecklenburgische Bäderbahn MolliDänische Staatsbahnen800640 SÜWEXOEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Andreas Trepte.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.