Barnstorf climate — normals and trends
Barnstorf (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 731 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Barnstorf averages 58 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Barnstorf 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 74 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -26.6 °C (on 13 February 1940).
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
BarnstorfLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.71°, 8.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
731mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 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
37.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
23 June 2023
Windiest day
61.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
16.1 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 | 4.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 13 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 35 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 88 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 98 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 67 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barnstorf?
Barnstorf has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 731 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barnstorf?
The hottest day measured in Barnstorf between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barnstorf?
The coldest day measured in Barnstorf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Barnstorf?
Yes. Barnstorf gets on average 29.8 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Barnstorf warmed?
Yes: Barnstorf warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barnstorf?
The wettest day measured in Barnstorf between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barnstorf?
The windiest day measured in Barnstorf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 61.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barnstorf?
The warmest month in Barnstorf is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Barnstorf?
Barnstorf receives on average 731 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barnstorf?
Barnstorf gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barnstorf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barnstorf between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barnstorf?
Yes: Barnstorf has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barnstorf?
In Barnstorf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 13 February 1940.
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