Wanze climate — normals and trends
Wanze (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 851 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wanze averages 56 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Wanze 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 72 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.0 °C (on 3 February 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
WanzeWallonia
- coords
- 50.54°, 5.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
851mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
56 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.0 °C
3 February 1942
Wettest day
60 mm
22 October 1986
Windiest day
58.9 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.6 °C
3 February 1942
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
15 February 1987
Sunniest day
15.6 h
30 June 2015
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 | 4.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 170 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 12 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 74 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 120 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 87 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wanze?
Wanze has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wanze?
The hottest day measured in Wanze between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wanze?
The coldest day measured in Wanze between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1942, at -22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wanze?
Yes. Wanze gets on average 34.4 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.
Has the climate of Wanze warmed?
Yes: Wanze warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wanze?
The wettest day measured in Wanze between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1986, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wanze?
The windiest day measured in Wanze between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 58.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wanze?
The warmest month in Wanze is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Wanze?
Wanze receives on average 851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wanze?
Wanze 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 Wanze?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wanze between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1987, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wanze?
Yes: Wanze has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wanze?
In Wanze, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.6 °C on 3 February 1942.
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