Ringsted climate — normals and trends
Ringsted (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 633 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ringsted averages 78 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Ringsted has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -26.2 °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
RingstedZealand
- coords
- 55.44°, 11.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
32.5 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
22 September 1967
Windiest day
70.1 km/h
28 October 2013
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
28 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
30 June 1947
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.6 h
1 July 2025
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 | 4.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 15 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 39 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 164 mm | +92 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 39 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 89 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ringsted?
Ringsted has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ringsted?
The hottest day measured in Ringsted between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ringsted?
The coldest day measured in Ringsted between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ringsted?
Yes. Ringsted gets on average 47.4 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Ringsted warmed?
Yes: Ringsted warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ringsted?
The wettest day measured in Ringsted between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1967, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ringsted?
The windiest day measured in Ringsted between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2013, with winds reaching 70.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ringsted?
The warmest month in Ringsted is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ringsted?
Ringsted receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ringsted?
Ringsted 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 Ringsted?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ringsted between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ringsted?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ringsted.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ringsted?
In Ringsted, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 30 June 1947, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 26 January 1942.
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