Bilzen climate — normals and trends
Bilzen (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 812 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bilzen averages 52 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Bilzen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 68 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.7 °C (on 3 February 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BilzenFlanders
- coords
- 50.87°, 5.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
812mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.7 °C
3 February 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
13 November 2010
Windiest day
57.6 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
3 February 1942
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
16 February 1969
Sunniest day
15.6 h
30 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 160 mm | +93 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 12 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 52 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 83 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 93 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 31 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 81 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 63 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bilzen?
Bilzen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 812 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bilzen?
The hottest day measured in Bilzen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bilzen?
The coldest day measured in Bilzen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1942, at -21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bilzen?
Yes. Bilzen gets on average 25.9 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Bilzen warmed?
Yes: Bilzen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bilzen?
The wettest day measured in Bilzen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2010, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bilzen?
The windiest day measured in Bilzen between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bilzen?
The warmest month in Bilzen is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bilzen?
Bilzen receives on average 812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bilzen?
Bilzen gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bilzen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bilzen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1969, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bilzen?
Yes: Bilzen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bilzen?
In Bilzen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 3 February 1942.
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