Gesves climate — normals and trends
Gesves (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 806 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gesves averages 55 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Gesves 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 71 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.9 °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
GesvesWallonia
- coords
- 50.40°, 5.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
806mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 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
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
3 February 1942
Wettest day
55 mm
22 October 1986
Windiest day
59.3 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
3 February 1942
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
15 February 1987
Sunniest day
15.7 h
29 June 2019
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 | 4.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 168 mm | +103 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 12 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 86 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 112 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 33 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 77 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gesves?
Gesves has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 806 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gesves?
The hottest day measured in Gesves between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gesves?
The coldest day measured in Gesves between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1942, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gesves?
Yes. Gesves gets on average 28.5 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Gesves warmed?
Yes: Gesves warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gesves?
The wettest day measured in Gesves between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1986, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gesves?
The windiest day measured in Gesves between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 59.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gesves?
The warmest month in Gesves is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gesves?
Gesves receives on average 806 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gesves?
Gesves gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gesves?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gesves between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1987, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gesves?
Yes: Gesves has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gesves?
In Gesves, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 3 February 1942.
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