Grindsted climate — normals and trends
Grindsted (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 779 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Grindsted averages 77 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Grindsted has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -22.6 °C (on 16 February 1956).
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
GrindstedSouth Denmark
- coords
- 55.76°, 8.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
779mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
33.1 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-22.6 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
45 mm
7 September 2018
Windiest day
67.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
12 February 2005
Sunniest day
17.0 h
9 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 | +2.2 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 9.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 16 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 74 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 121 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Grindsted?
Grindsted has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 779 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Grindsted?
The hottest day measured in Grindsted between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Grindsted?
The coldest day measured in Grindsted between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Grindsted?
Yes. Grindsted gets on average 43.8 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Grindsted warmed?
Yes: Grindsted warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Grindsted?
The wettest day measured in Grindsted between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Grindsted?
The windiest day measured in Grindsted between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 67.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Grindsted?
The warmest month in Grindsted is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Grindsted?
Grindsted receives on average 779 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Grindsted?
Grindsted gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Grindsted?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Grindsted between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2005, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Grindsted?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Grindsted.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Grindsted?
In Grindsted, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 20 July 2022, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 16 February 1956.
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