Faaborg climate — normals and trends
Faaborg (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 722 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 August (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Faaborg averages 47 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Faaborg has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 69 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.8 °C (on 12 August 1975) and the coldest -15.4 °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
FaaborgSouth Denmark
- coords
- 55.10°, 10.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
722mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
27.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 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
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
26.8 °C
12 August 1975
Coldest day
-15.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
64 mm
26 December 2015
Windiest day
76.4 km/h
17 October 1967
Strongest gust
140.8 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
25 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-24.4 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.9 h
23 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 94 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 11 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 11.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 78 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 120 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 106 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 59 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faaborg?
Faaborg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faaborg?
The hottest day measured in Faaborg between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1975, reaching 26.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faaborg?
The coldest day measured in Faaborg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Faaborg?
Yes. Faaborg gets on average 40.2 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Faaborg warmed?
Yes: Faaborg warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faaborg?
The wettest day measured in Faaborg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2015, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faaborg?
The windiest day measured in Faaborg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with winds reaching 76.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faaborg?
The warmest month in Faaborg is August (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Faaborg?
Faaborg receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faaborg?
Faaborg gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Faaborg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Faaborg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Faaborg?
Yes: Faaborg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faaborg?
In Faaborg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 25 July 2018, and the lowest was -24.4 °C on 25 January 1942.
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