Dalhem climate — normals and trends
Dalhem (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 845 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dalhem averages 54 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Dalhem has warmed by +2.1 °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 70 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
DalhemWallonia
- coords
- 50.71°, 5.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
845mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 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
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
40.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
60 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-25.9 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
13 December 1952
Sunniest day
15.6 h
2 July 2018
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 | 4.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 157 mm | +85 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 13 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 55 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 67 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 98 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 24 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 33 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dalhem?
Dalhem has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 845 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dalhem?
The hottest day measured in Dalhem between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dalhem?
The coldest day measured in Dalhem between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Dalhem?
Yes. Dalhem gets on average 33.9 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Dalhem warmed?
Yes: Dalhem warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dalhem?
The wettest day measured in Dalhem between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dalhem?
The windiest day measured in Dalhem between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dalhem?
The warmest month in Dalhem is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dalhem?
Dalhem receives on average 845 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dalhem?
Dalhem 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 Dalhem?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dalhem between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1952, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dalhem?
Yes: Dalhem has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dalhem?
In Dalhem, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 1 January 1979.
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