Holstebro climate — normals and trends
Holstebro (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 843 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Holstebro averages 56 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Holstebro 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 74 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 10 August 1975) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 26 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
HolstebroCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.36°, 8.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
843mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
56 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
31.4 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
7 September 2018
Windiest day
85.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
146.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
12 February 2005
Sunniest day
17.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 83 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 27 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 75 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 143 mm | +61 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 70 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 126 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 111 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Holstebro?
Holstebro has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 843 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Holstebro?
The hottest day measured in Holstebro between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1975, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Holstebro?
The coldest day measured in Holstebro between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Holstebro?
Yes. Holstebro gets on average 38.0 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.
Has the climate of Holstebro warmed?
Yes: Holstebro warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Holstebro?
The wettest day measured in Holstebro between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Holstebro?
The windiest day measured in Holstebro between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 85.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Holstebro?
The warmest month in Holstebro is August (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Holstebro?
Holstebro receives on average 843 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Holstebro?
Holstebro 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 Holstebro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Holstebro between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2005, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Holstebro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Holstebro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Holstebro?
In Holstebro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 25 January 1942.
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