Kuusalu climate — normals and trends
Kuusalu (Estonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 655 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kuusalu averages 131 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Kuusalu has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 154 to 108 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 11 August 1992) and the coldest -29.6 °C (on 24 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
KuusaluHarju
- coords
- 59.44°, 25.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
31.0 °C
11 August 1992
Coldest day
-29.6 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
68 mm
7 August 1987
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
26 December 2011
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
26 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-37.5 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
26 March 1947
Sunniest day
17.5 h
14 June 2025
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 | 2.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 88 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | -0.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 5.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 24 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 8.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 12.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 49 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 16.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 140 mm | +76 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 109 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 125 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 48 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuusalu?
Kuusalu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuusalu?
The hottest day measured in Kuusalu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuusalu?
The coldest day measured in Kuusalu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kuusalu?
Yes. Kuusalu gets on average 105.3 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Kuusalu warmed?
Yes: Kuusalu warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuusalu?
The wettest day measured in Kuusalu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuusalu?
The windiest day measured in Kuusalu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2011, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuusalu?
The warmest month in Kuusalu is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuusalu?
Kuusalu receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuusalu?
Kuusalu gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kuusalu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuusalu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1947, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuusalu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kuusalu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuusalu?
In Kuusalu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -37.5 °C on 24 January 1942.
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