Viborg climate — normals and trends
Viborg (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 713 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Viborg averages 76 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Viborg 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 94 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 10 August 1975) and the coldest -23.5 °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
ViborgCentral Jutland
- coords
- 56.45°, 9.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
713mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 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 = 0.32 · 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
32.8 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
46 mm
17 October 1967
Windiest day
67.3 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
33.7 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-28.9 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
1 December 2021
Sunniest day
17.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 72 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 79 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 128 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Viborg?
Viborg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viborg?
The hottest day measured in Viborg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1975, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Viborg?
The coldest day measured in Viborg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Viborg?
Yes. Viborg gets on average 47.8 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Viborg warmed?
Yes: Viborg warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Viborg?
The wettest day measured in Viborg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Viborg?
The windiest day measured in Viborg between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 67.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Viborg?
The warmest month in Viborg is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Viborg?
Viborg receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Viborg?
Viborg gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Viborg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Viborg between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2021, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Viborg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Viborg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Viborg?
In Viborg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.7 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -28.9 °C on 26 January 1942.
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