In the 18th century, Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe (except France), attracting foreign composers such as Handel. Opera seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera, until Gluck reacted against its artificiality with his reform operas in the 1760s.
1 The average temperature in Amsterdam in August is very mild at 17.5 Â°C (63.5 Â°F). 2  Afternoons can be really warm with average high temperatures reaching 22 Â°C (71.6 Â°F).  Overnight temperatures are generally mild with an average low of 13 Â°C (55.4 Â°F).
Amsterdam weather in May. Good news: In Holland, May often is the sunniest month of the year, with on average up to 15 hours of sunshine a day. Oudeschans canal with the Montelbaanstoren. However, May also tends to have as many cold days as it has warm days.