Ebeltoft climate — normals and trends
Ebeltoft (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 616 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ebeltoft averages 51 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Ebeltoft has warmed by +2.1 °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 73 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.0 °C (on 11 August 1975) and the coldest -16.6 °C (on 25 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
EbeltoftCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.19°, 10.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
616mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
27.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.4 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
44.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
28.0 °C
11 August 1975
Coldest day
-16.6 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
12 June 2009
Windiest day
75.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
29.7 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-26.3 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
21 February 2007
Sunniest day
17.0 h
19 June 1940
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 | 4.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 20 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 64 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 110 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 57 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 98 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 52 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ebeltoft?
Ebeltoft has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 616 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ebeltoft?
The hottest day measured in Ebeltoft between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1975, reaching 28.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ebeltoft?
The coldest day measured in Ebeltoft between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ebeltoft?
Yes. Ebeltoft gets on average 48.4 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Ebeltoft warmed?
Yes: Ebeltoft warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ebeltoft?
The wettest day measured in Ebeltoft between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2009, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ebeltoft?
The windiest day measured in Ebeltoft between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 75.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ebeltoft?
The warmest month in Ebeltoft is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ebeltoft?
Ebeltoft receives on average 616 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ebeltoft?
Ebeltoft gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ebeltoft?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ebeltoft between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2007, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ebeltoft?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ebeltoft.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ebeltoft?
In Ebeltoft, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.7 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -26.3 °C on 25 January 1942.
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