Hundested climate — normals and trends
Hundested (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 691 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hundested averages 48 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Hundested has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 70 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.5 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 25 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
HundestedCapital Region
- coords
- 55.96°, 11.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
691mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
42.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
28.5 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
74 mm
19 July 1987
Windiest day
84.4 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
24 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
8 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.9 h
25 June 2024
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 | +2.4 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 70 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 68 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 40 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hundested?
Hundested has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 691 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hundested?
The hottest day measured in Hundested between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 28.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hundested?
The coldest day measured in Hundested between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hundested?
Yes. Hundested gets on average 45.0 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Hundested warmed?
Yes: Hundested warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hundested?
The wettest day measured in Hundested between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1987, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hundested?
The windiest day measured in Hundested between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 84.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hundested?
The warmest month in Hundested is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hundested?
Hundested receives on average 691 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hundested?
Hundested gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hundested?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hundested between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hundested?
Yes: Hundested has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hundested?
In Hundested, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 8 July 1989, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 25 January 1942.
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