Mol climate — normals and trends
Mol (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 775 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mol averages 47 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Mol has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 62 to 32 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.6 °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
MolFlanders
- coords
- 51.19°, 5.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
775mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
41.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
53 mm
6 July 1968
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
27 December 2014
Sunniest day
15.9 h
1 July 2018
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 | +0.6 °C | 136 mm | +72 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 13 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 40 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 55 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 69 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 26 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 83 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 60 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 30 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mol?
Mol has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 775 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mol?
The hottest day measured in Mol between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mol?
The coldest day measured in Mol between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mol?
Yes. Mol gets on average 17.9 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Mol warmed?
Yes: Mol warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mol?
The wettest day measured in Mol between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1968, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mol?
The windiest day measured in Mol between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mol?
The warmest month in Mol is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mol?
Mol receives on average 775 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mol?
Mol gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mol?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mol between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2014, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mol?
Yes: Mol has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mol?
In Mol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 27 January 1942.
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