Barmstedt climate — normals and trends
Barmstedt (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 755 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Barmstedt averages 65 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Barmstedt has warmed by +2.1 °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 83 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -23.1 °C (on 16 February 1956).
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
BarmstedtSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 53.79°, 9.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
755mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 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
+2.1 °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
36.6 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.1 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
73 mm
26 August 1946
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-28.2 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
19 March 2001
Sunniest day
16.6 h
29 June 2019
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 | 4.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 64 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 14 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 53 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 103 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 142 mm | +60 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 34 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 103 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barmstedt?
Barmstedt has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 755 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barmstedt?
The hottest day measured in Barmstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barmstedt?
The coldest day measured in Barmstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Barmstedt?
Yes. Barmstedt gets on average 35.2 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Barmstedt warmed?
Yes: Barmstedt warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barmstedt?
The wettest day measured in Barmstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1946, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barmstedt?
The windiest day measured in Barmstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barmstedt?
The warmest month in Barmstedt is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Barmstedt?
Barmstedt receives on average 755 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barmstedt?
Barmstedt gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barmstedt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barmstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2001, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barmstedt?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Barmstedt.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barmstedt?
In Barmstedt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -28.2 °C on 16 February 1956.
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