Borgerhout climate — normals and trends
Borgerhout (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 738 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Borgerhout averages 41 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Borgerhout has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 56 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.9 °C (on 27 January 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
BorgerhoutFlanders
- coords
- 51.21°, 4.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 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
39.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
29 August 1996
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
12.2 cm
20 February 1957
Sunniest day
15.9 h
25 June 2024
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 | 5.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 120 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 26 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 48 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 76 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 60 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Borgerhout?
Borgerhout has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Borgerhout?
The hottest day measured in Borgerhout between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Borgerhout?
The coldest day measured in Borgerhout between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Borgerhout?
Yes. Borgerhout gets on average 15.3 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Borgerhout warmed?
Yes: Borgerhout warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Borgerhout?
The wettest day measured in Borgerhout between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Borgerhout?
The windiest day measured in Borgerhout between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Borgerhout?
The warmest month in Borgerhout is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Borgerhout?
Borgerhout receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Borgerhout?
Borgerhout gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Borgerhout?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Borgerhout between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 12.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Borgerhout?
Yes: Borgerhout has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Borgerhout?
In Borgerhout, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 27 January 1942.
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