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What will race morning in Rotterdam cost you?

Typical race morning171 days to go
3:15:003:15 to 3:19Edit goal

Past starts: 10°C typical, 6 to 14°C since 2021.Live forecast opens 27 March.

RunWeather race plan: goal pace against race-day pace, and how to spend it from start to finish
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01 · The conditions

Race-day weather

171 days to goForecast opens 27 March

Race-day forecasts appear 15 days before the race. Until then, here is what race morning has looked like.

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RunWeather race plan: what slows you, heat and wind in minutes, then conditions from gun to finish

02 · Same effort, different day

What the weather may cost your goal

Goal finish time

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Your goal pace4:37/km · 3:15:00 finish
Same effort in this weather3:16:57+1:57 at 10:00 · five-year average

3:15:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 3:15 to 3:19. Main factor: wind.

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RunWeather’s pace model, one weather hour at your goal effort: weather at 10:00 local using the five-year race-morning average. A planning preview, not a predicted finish. Hills, turns, shelter, fuelling, heat adaptation and wave timing are not modelled here; rain is left out because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the heat pace calculator.

View even-pace checkpoints
DistanceElapsed time
5.0 km0:23:06
10.0 km0:46:13
15.0 km1:09:19
20.0 km1:32:26
25.0 km1:55:32
30.0 km2:18:39
35.0 km2:41:45
40.0 km3:04:51
42.2 km · Finish3:15:00

In the app

Your race plan, on race morning

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  • Goal pace against race-day pace

    What your goal is worth on this morning’s weather, per km and at the finish.

  • How to spend it

    Start, middle and finish, against your average.

  • What slows you

    Heat, wind and hills, each in minutes.

Goal vs race dayWhat slows you
RunWeather race plan: goal pace against race-day pace, and how to spend it from start to finish
RunWeather race plan: what slows you, heat and wind in minutes, then conditions from gun to finish

Reference

Everything else about race morning

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  • The course42.2 km

    The Marathon Rotterdam is a marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The map is a past course. Check the organiser's map for this year.

    THE COURSE42.2 km
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    Marathon Rotterdam

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    Course outline. Check the organiser for this year’s route.

    Start FinishCourse

    Course year unverified. Check the organiser’s map for this year.

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    The first start is listed at 10:00 local time. Check the forecast for your own wave or corral start.

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    Compare the conditions at your start and expected finish before settling on kit and effort.

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    Confirm late changes to the route, start wave and logistics with the organiser.

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  • Race-window historyLast 5 years, race date ±5 days

    A range for planning Marathon Rotterdam: weather near Rotterdam on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.

    Typical start-hour air10°C10th–90th percentile 6°C–14°C
    Dew point / humidity5°C76% relative humidity
    Start-hour wind18 km/hDirection varies by day
    Hours with rain24%Historical frequency at this hour
    AIR THROUGH THE RUN

    The five-year picture

    10°C → 12°C by +4h
    10:00
    Air temperature
    10°C
    Humidity
    76%
    Wind
    18 km/h
    Hours with rain
    24%
    4°C9°C15°C20°CStartGoal finish10:0012:0014:0016:00

    Hover or drag to explore. Use ← → when focused. Shading: middle 80% of sampled temperatures.

    Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hours

    The sampled air warms by about 3°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.

    WIND CONTEXT

    Where the breeze came from

    NN: 5 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 17 km/hNENE: 6 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 14 km/hEE: 5 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 16 km/hSESE: 6 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 15 km/hSS: 3 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 15 km/hSWSW: 12 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 22 km/hWW: 12 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 18 km/hNWNW: 6 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 23 km/h
    WIND FROMSW

    12 of 55 samples · 22%
    Mean 22 km/h

    The petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.

    A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.

    Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 10:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. The sample uses the hour containing the advertised first start; waves may start later. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Data generated 2026-10-21.

  • Marathon Rotterdam FAQs7 questions

    When is the 2027 Marathon Rotterdam?

    Marathon Rotterdam is listed for 11 April 2027. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.

    Is the weather shown a forecast for the Marathon Rotterdam?

    Only from about 15 days before the race, when the page shows the live race-day forecast. Before that, you see the weather near the city on the mornings around race day in the last 5 years: what is typical, not what will happen. Monthly averages, when shown, cover every hour of the race month.

    What is race morning usually like at the Marathon Rotterdam?

    Around the 10:00 start, mornings around race day near Rotterdam in the last 5 years averaged 10°C, 76% humidity and 18 km/h wind. Most started between 6 and 14°C. This is weather near the city, not a reading from the race itself or a forecast.

    Which recent year had the warmest race morning at the Marathon Rotterdam?

    2024. Around race day that year it was about 13°C around the 10:00 start, against 10°C on an average year.

    Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the Marathon Rotterdam?

    2024, with about 22 km/h of wind around the 10:00 start. Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the south-west.

    How should I pace the Marathon Rotterdam on a warm day?

    3:15:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 3:15 to 3:19. Main factor: wind. If race day comes in warmer, start a little easier than goal pace, run by feel to halfway and drink early. Plan my race gives your splits for the day.

    Can past years predict the weather on race day at the Marathon Rotterdam?

    No. They show what race morning is usually like, not what this year will bring. Check the live forecast in the last 15 days, look at the hours through your expected finish, and follow the organiser for start and course updates.

  • Sources and race informationOrganiser, weather data, guide reviewed 2026-10-21

    Past race-morning weather: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, weather near the city from 2021 to 2025, updated 2026-10-21. Not official race-day readings.

    Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority. Course map: A past course from RunWeather's race catalogue. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate.

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