Ikast climate — normals and trends
Ikast (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 751 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ikast averages 80 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Ikast 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 99 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -23.6 °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
IkastCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.14°, 9.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
751mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 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
-23.6 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
47 mm
17 October 1967
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
131.4 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
12 February 2005
Sunniest day
17.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 71 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 23 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 29 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 18.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 82 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 140 mm | +58 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 71 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 44 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ikast?
Ikast has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 751 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ikast?
The hottest day measured in Ikast between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ikast?
The coldest day measured in Ikast between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ikast?
Yes. Ikast gets on average 47.2 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Ikast warmed?
Yes: Ikast warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ikast?
The wettest day measured in Ikast between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ikast?
The windiest day measured in Ikast between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ikast?
The warmest month in Ikast is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ikast?
Ikast receives on average 751 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ikast?
Ikast 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 Ikast?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ikast between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2005, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ikast?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ikast.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ikast?
In Ikast, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 20 July 2022, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 16 February 1956.
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