Melsele climate — normals and trends
Melsele (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 725 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Melsele averages 39 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Melsele 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 54 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.0 °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
MelseleFlanders
- coords
- 51.22°, 4.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
725mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
38.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
29 August 1996
Windiest day
62.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
20 February 1957
Sunniest day
15.9 h
3 July 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 | 5.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 114 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 9 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 24 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 34 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 53 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 83 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 26 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 84 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Melsele?
Melsele has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 725 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Melsele?
The hottest day measured in Melsele between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Melsele?
The coldest day measured in Melsele between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Melsele?
Yes. Melsele gets on average 14.0 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Melsele warmed?
Yes: Melsele warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Melsele?
The wettest day measured in Melsele between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Melsele?
The windiest day measured in Melsele between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Melsele?
The warmest month in Melsele is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Melsele?
Melsele receives on average 725 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Melsele?
Melsele gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Melsele?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Melsele between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Melsele?
Yes: Melsele has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Melsele?
In Melsele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 27 January 1942.
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