Frederiksværk climate — normals and trends
Frederiksværk (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 712 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Frederiksværk averages 52 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Frederiksværk has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.7 °C (on 8 July 1989) and the coldest -16.7 °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
FrederiksværkCapital Region
- coords
- 55.97°, 12.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
712mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
28.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
29.7 °C
8 July 1989
Coldest day
-16.7 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
74 mm
19 July 1987
Windiest day
82.4 km/h
28 October 2013
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
24 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
8 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-26.3 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.8 h
28 June 1940
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 | +2.4 °C | 66 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 7.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 11.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 110 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 66 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 108 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Frederiksværk?
Frederiksværk has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 712 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Frederiksværk?
The hottest day measured in Frederiksværk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1989, reaching 29.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Frederiksværk?
The coldest day measured in Frederiksværk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Frederiksværk?
Yes. Frederiksværk gets on average 46.3 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Frederiksværk warmed?
Yes: Frederiksværk warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Frederiksværk?
The wettest day measured in Frederiksværk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1987, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Frederiksværk?
The windiest day measured in Frederiksværk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2013, with winds reaching 82.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Frederiksværk?
The warmest month in Frederiksværk is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Frederiksværk?
Frederiksværk receives on average 712 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Frederiksværk?
Frederiksværk gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Frederiksværk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Frederiksværk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Frederiksværk?
Yes: Frederiksværk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Frederiksværk?
In Frederiksværk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 8 July 1989, and the lowest was -26.3 °C on 25 January 1942.
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