Skjern climate — normals and trends
Skjern (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 840 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 (16.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Skjern averages 55 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Skjern 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 73 to 37 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 10 August 1975) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 5 February 1941).
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
SkjernCentral Jutland
- coords
- 55.95°, 8.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
840mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
44.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
10 August 1975
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
5 February 1941
Wettest day
41 mm
7 September 2018
Windiest day
83.0 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
144.4 km/h
5 December 2013
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-25.0 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
12 February 2005
Sunniest day
17.0 h
8 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 | 5.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 81 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 19 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 74 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 129 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 76 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 123 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 125 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 54 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Skjern?
Skjern has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 840 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Skjern?
The hottest day measured in Skjern between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1975, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Skjern?
The coldest day measured in Skjern between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1941, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Skjern?
Yes. Skjern gets on average 36.0 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Skjern warmed?
Yes: Skjern warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Skjern?
The wettest day measured in Skjern between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Skjern?
The windiest day measured in Skjern between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 83.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Skjern?
The warmest month in Skjern is August (16.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Skjern?
Skjern receives on average 840 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Skjern?
Skjern gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Skjern?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Skjern between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2005, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Skjern?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Skjern.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Skjern?
In Skjern, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -25.0 °C on 25 January 1942.
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