Sorø climate — normals and trends
Sorø (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 629 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 (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sorø averages 73 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Sorø has warmed by +2.2 °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 97 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -25.2 °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
SorøZealand
- coords
- 55.43°, 11.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
629mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
32.1 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
22 September 1967
Windiest day
72.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
28 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.8 h
27 June 1943
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 | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | +91 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 91 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 29 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sorø?
Sorø has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorø?
The hottest day measured in Sorø between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sorø?
The coldest day measured in Sorø between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sorø?
Yes. Sorø gets on average 44.9 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Sorø warmed?
Yes: Sorø warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sorø?
The wettest day measured in Sorø between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1967, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sorø?
The windiest day measured in Sorø between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 72.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sorø?
The warmest month in Sorø is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sorø?
Sorø receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sorø?
Sorø 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 Sorø?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sorø between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sorø?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sorø.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sorø?
In Sorø, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 26 January 1942.
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