Elze climate — normals and trends
Elze (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 758 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Elze averages 69 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Elze has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 27 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
ElzeLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.12°, 9.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
758mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
37.3 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
12 August 1964
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.8 h
21 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 | 4.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 95 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 11 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 32 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 68 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 90 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elze?
Elze has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 758 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elze?
The hottest day measured in Elze between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elze?
The coldest day measured in Elze between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Elze?
Yes. Elze gets on average 48.6 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Elze warmed?
Yes: Elze warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elze?
The wettest day measured in Elze between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elze?
The windiest day measured in Elze between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elze?
The warmest month in Elze is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Elze?
Elze receives on average 758 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elze?
Elze 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 Elze?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elze between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elze?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Elze.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elze?
In Elze, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 27 January 1942.
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