Mettet climate — normals and trends
Mettet (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 815 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mettet averages 57 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Mettet 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 73 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 22 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
MettetWallonia
- coords
- 50.32°, 4.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
815mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 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 = 0.41 · 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
36.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
60 mm
22 June 2023
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
20 November 1988
Sunniest day
15.7 h
1 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 169 mm | +102 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 47 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 15 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 35 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 52 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 80 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 96 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 35 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 77 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 67 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 29 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mettet?
Mettet has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 815 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mettet?
The hottest day measured in Mettet between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mettet?
The coldest day measured in Mettet between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mettet?
Yes. Mettet gets on average 31.1 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of Mettet warmed?
Yes: Mettet warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mettet?
The wettest day measured in Mettet between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2023, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mettet?
The windiest day measured in Mettet between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mettet?
The warmest month in Mettet is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mettet?
Mettet receives on average 815 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mettet?
Mettet 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 Mettet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mettet between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1988, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mettet?
Yes: Mettet has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mettet?
In Mettet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 22 January 1942.
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