Cuxhaven climate — normals and trends
Cuxhaven (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 968 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 August (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Cuxhaven averages 41 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Cuxhaven 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 58 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -17.1 °C (on 2 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
CuxhavenLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.87°, 8.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
968mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
25.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 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 = 0.44 · 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
31.1 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-17.1 °C
2 February 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
4 July 2008
Windiest day
71.4 km/h
10 November 1969
Strongest gust
131.4 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
2 February 1940
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.7 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 | +1.6 °C | 84 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 14 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 110 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 138 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 153 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuxhaven?
Cuxhaven has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 968 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuxhaven?
The hottest day measured in Cuxhaven between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuxhaven?
The coldest day measured in Cuxhaven between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1940, at -17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cuxhaven?
Yes. Cuxhaven gets on average 30.3 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Cuxhaven warmed?
Yes: Cuxhaven warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuxhaven?
The wettest day measured in Cuxhaven between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2008, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuxhaven?
The windiest day measured in Cuxhaven between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1969, with winds reaching 71.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuxhaven?
The warmest month in Cuxhaven is August (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuxhaven?
Cuxhaven receives on average 968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuxhaven?
Cuxhaven gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cuxhaven?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cuxhaven between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cuxhaven?
Yes: Cuxhaven has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuxhaven?
In Cuxhaven, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 2 February 1940.
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