Thisted climate — normals and trends
Thisted (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 870 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Thisted averages 34 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Thisted 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 51 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.9 °C (on 28 July 2018) and the coldest -13.5 °C (on 25 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
ThistedNorth Denmark
- coords
- 56.96°, 8.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
870mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
30.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
25.9 °C
28 July 2018
Coldest day
-13.5 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
49 mm
17 July 1958
Windiest day
91.7 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
161.6 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
28.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
3 January 1976
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 | 5.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 103 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 10.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 12.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 41 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 16.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 55 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 114 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 18.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 122 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 7.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 81 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Thisted?
Thisted has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 870 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thisted?
The hottest day measured in Thisted between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2018, reaching 25.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Thisted?
The coldest day measured in Thisted between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Thisted?
Yes. Thisted gets on average 48.5 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Thisted warmed?
Yes: Thisted warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Thisted?
The wettest day measured in Thisted between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1958, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Thisted?
The windiest day measured in Thisted between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 91.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Thisted?
The warmest month in Thisted is August (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Thisted?
Thisted receives on average 870 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Thisted?
Thisted 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 Thisted?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Thisted between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Thisted?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Thisted.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thisted?
In Thisted, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -23.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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