Hornslet climate — normals and trends
Hornslet (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 635 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hornslet averages 72 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Hornslet 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 93 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 11 August 1975) and the coldest -21.5 °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
HornsletCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.32°, 10.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
635mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 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
31.0 °C
11 August 1975
Coldest day
-21.5 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
41 mm
1 August 1984
Windiest day
67.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
21 February 2007
Sunniest day
17.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 116 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 97 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hornslet?
Hornslet has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hornslet?
The hottest day measured in Hornslet between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1975, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hornslet?
The coldest day measured in Hornslet between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hornslet?
Yes. Hornslet gets on average 51.4 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Hornslet warmed?
Yes: Hornslet warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hornslet?
The wettest day measured in Hornslet between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1984, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hornslet?
The windiest day measured in Hornslet between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 67.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hornslet?
The warmest month in Hornslet is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hornslet?
Hornslet receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hornslet?
Hornslet gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hornslet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hornslet between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2007, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hornslet?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hornslet.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hornslet?
In Hornslet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 25 January 1942.
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