Rapla climate — normals and trends
Rapla (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 689 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Rapla averages 143 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Rapla has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 122 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 30 July 1994) and the coldest -36.6 °C (on 5 February 2012).
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
RaplaRaplamaa
- coords
- 59.01°, 24.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.9°C
Annual rainfall
689mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
109.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 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
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
32.0 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest day
-36.6 °C
5 February 2012
Wettest day
53 mm
1 July 1959
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
6 August 1967
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
26 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
8 June 1956
Coldest feels-like
-41.3 °C
5 February 2012
Snowiest day
19.6 cm
20 November 1975
Sunniest day
17.2 h
22 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 93 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | -0.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 10.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 13.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 44 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 137 mm | +68 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 109 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 100 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 68 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 48 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rapla?
Rapla has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rapla?
The hottest day measured in Rapla between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1994, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rapla?
The coldest day measured in Rapla between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, at -36.6 °C.
Does it snow in Rapla?
Yes. Rapla gets on average 109.3 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Rapla warmed?
Yes: Rapla warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rapla?
The wettest day measured in Rapla between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1959, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rapla?
The windiest day measured in Rapla between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1967, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rapla?
The warmest month in Rapla is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (-5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Rapla?
Rapla receives on average 689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rapla?
Rapla 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 Rapla?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rapla between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1975, with 19.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rapla?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rapla.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rapla?
In Rapla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 8 June 1956, and the lowest was -41.3 °C on 5 February 2012.
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