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).
October weather in Amsterdam. October happens to be the wettest month of the year in Amsterdam, but donât get too bogged down by that fact because rain is fairly consistent here for most of the year, and youâll rarely be met by drenching storms that will force you indoors for long periods of time. Avg.