Lessines climate — normals and trends
Lessines (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 723 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lessines averages 44 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Lessines has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.8 °C (on 6 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
LessinesWallonia
- coords
- 50.71°, 3.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
723mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
44 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
39.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.8 °C
6 January 1979
Wettest day
68 mm
29 August 1996
Windiest day
57.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.8 °C
6 January 1979
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
20 February 1957
Sunniest day
15.9 h
19 June 2025
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 | 5.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 141 mm | +81 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 15 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 47 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 78 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 70 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 33 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lessines?
Lessines has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lessines?
The hottest day measured in Lessines between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lessines?
The coldest day measured in Lessines between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1979, at -21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lessines?
Yes. Lessines gets on average 15.8 cm of snow per year and has around 44 frost days.
Has the climate of Lessines warmed?
Yes: Lessines warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lessines?
The wettest day measured in Lessines between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lessines?
The windiest day measured in Lessines between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 57.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lessines?
The warmest month in Lessines is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lessines?
Lessines receives on average 723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lessines?
Lessines 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 Lessines?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lessines between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lessines?
Yes: Lessines has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lessines?
In Lessines, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.8 °C on 6 January 1979.
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