Lightning strikes in Netherlands
The detection network has located 2,411 lightning strikes in Netherlands since the archive began, including 0 in the last 7 days. That is 0.03% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Netherlands #50 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Netherlands is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 4 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | 332 |
| 2026-08-03 | 553 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1,498 |
| 2026-07-30 | 28 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Netherlands's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groningen | 686 | 0 | 28.5% |
| 2 | Drenthe | 506 | 0 | 21.0% |
| 3 | Unassigned | 348 | 0 | 14.4% |
| 4 | Overijssel | 304 | 0 | 12.6% |
| 5 | Friesland | 130 | 0 | 5.4% |
| 6 | North Brabant | 109 | 0 | 4.5% |
| 7 | Gelderland | 86 | 0 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Limburg | 76 | 0 | 3.2% |
| 9 | North Holland | 76 | 0 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Zeeland | 34 | 0 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Lower Saxony | 26 | 0 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Flevoland | 14 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 13 | South Holland | 9 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 14 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 7 | 0 | 0.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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