Seneffe climate — normals and trends
Seneffe (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 759 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Seneffe averages 49 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Seneffe 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 64 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.3 °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
SeneffeWallonia
- coords
- 50.53°, 4.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
759mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 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 = 0.42 · 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
38.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.3 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
62 mm
22 June 2023
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-25.7 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
10 December 1990
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 | 5.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 162 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 19 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 60 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 55 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 75 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 75 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 8.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Seneffe?
Seneffe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 759 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Seneffe?
The hottest day measured in Seneffe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Seneffe?
The coldest day measured in Seneffe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Seneffe?
Yes. Seneffe gets on average 21.7 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Seneffe warmed?
Yes: Seneffe warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Seneffe?
The wettest day measured in Seneffe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2023, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Seneffe?
The windiest day measured in Seneffe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Seneffe?
The warmest month in Seneffe is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Seneffe?
Seneffe receives on average 759 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Seneffe?
Seneffe gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Seneffe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Seneffe between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1990, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Seneffe?
Yes: Seneffe has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Seneffe?
In Seneffe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -25.7 °C on 22 January 1942.
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