Durbuy climate — normals and trends
Durbuy (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 938 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Durbuy averages 69 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Durbuy has warmed by +1.9 °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 86 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.7 °C (on 13 January 1968).
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
DurbuyWallonia
- coords
- 50.35°, 5.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
938mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
36.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
13 January 1968
Wettest day
59 mm
4 November 1940
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
13 January 1968
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
13 December 1952
Sunniest day
15.5 h
2 July 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 167 mm | +84 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 12 mm | -64 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 75 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 124 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 35 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 123 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 96 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 30 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Durbuy?
Durbuy has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 938 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Durbuy?
The hottest day measured in Durbuy between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Durbuy?
The coldest day measured in Durbuy between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1968, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Durbuy?
Yes. Durbuy gets on average 53.6 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Durbuy warmed?
Yes: Durbuy warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Durbuy?
The wettest day measured in Durbuy between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1940, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Durbuy?
The windiest day measured in Durbuy between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Durbuy?
The warmest month in Durbuy is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Durbuy?
Durbuy receives on average 938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Durbuy?
Durbuy gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Durbuy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Durbuy between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1952, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Durbuy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Durbuy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Durbuy?
In Durbuy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 13 January 1968.
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