Horsens climate — normals and trends
Horsens (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 698 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Horsens averages 70 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Horsens has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -19.4 °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
HorsensCentral Jutland
- coords
- 55.86°, 9.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
698mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.5 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
31.2 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.4 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
25 July 2015
Windiest day
74.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
32.2 °C
11 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-25.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
3 January 2024
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 | 4.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 9.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 17 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 69 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 100 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 51 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 57 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 40 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Horsens?
Horsens has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 698 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Horsens?
The hottest day measured in Horsens between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Horsens?
The coldest day measured in Horsens between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Horsens?
Yes. Horsens gets on average 48.9 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Horsens warmed?
Yes: Horsens warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Horsens?
The wettest day measured in Horsens between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2015, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Horsens?
The windiest day measured in Horsens between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 74.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Horsens?
The warmest month in Horsens is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Horsens?
Horsens receives on average 698 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Horsens?
Horsens gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Horsens?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Horsens between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2024, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Horsens?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Horsens.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Horsens?
In Horsens, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.2 °C on 11 August 1975, and the lowest was -25.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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