Skive climate — normals and trends
Skive (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 746 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 (16.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Skive averages 76 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Skive 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 95 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -22.4 °C (on 9 January 1982).
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
SkiveCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.57°, 9.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
746mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
42.5 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
33.9 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-22.4 °C
9 January 1982
Wettest day
50 mm
17 October 1967
Windiest day
72.4 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
142.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
1 December 2021
Sunniest day
17.0 h
4 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 | 4.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 71 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 18.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 131 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 64 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 51 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Skive?
Skive has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Skive?
The hottest day measured in Skive between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Skive?
The coldest day measured in Skive between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1982, at -22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Skive?
Yes. Skive gets on average 44.8 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Skive warmed?
Yes: Skive warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Skive?
The wettest day measured in Skive between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Skive?
The windiest day measured in Skive between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 72.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Skive?
The warmest month in Skive is July (16.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Skive?
Skive receives on average 746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Skive?
Skive 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 Skive?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Skive between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2021, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Skive?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Skive.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Skive?
In Skive, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 20 July 2022, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 16 February 1956.
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