Herning climate — normals and trends
Herning (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 770 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.
Herning averages 77 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Herning 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 33.4 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -22.4 °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
HerningCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.14°, 8.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
770mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
42.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
33.4 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-22.4 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
55 mm
7 September 2018
Windiest day
69.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
136.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
12 February 2005
Sunniest day
17.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 72 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 32 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 80 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 146 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 83 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 105 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 48 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Herning?
Herning has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Herning?
The hottest day measured in Herning between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Herning?
The coldest day measured in Herning between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Herning?
Yes. Herning gets on average 45.1 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Herning warmed?
Yes: Herning warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Herning?
The wettest day measured in Herning between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Herning?
The windiest day measured in Herning between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 69.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Herning?
The warmest month in Herning is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Herning?
Herning receives on average 770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Herning?
Herning gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Herning?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Herning between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2005, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Herning?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Herning.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Herning?
In Herning, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 20 July 2022, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 16 February 1956.
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