Emsbüren climate — normals and trends
Emsbüren (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 763 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Emsbüren averages 58 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Emsbüren 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 73 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -27.7 °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
EmsbürenLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.40°, 7.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
763mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 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
39.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
108 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-33.3 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
13 January 2017
Sunniest day
16.0 h
30 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 | 5.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 86 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 53 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 99 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 97 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 84 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 100 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 57 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Emsbüren?
Emsbüren has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 763 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Emsbüren?
The hottest day measured in Emsbüren between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Emsbüren?
The coldest day measured in Emsbüren between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Emsbüren?
Yes. Emsbüren gets on average 24.4 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Emsbüren warmed?
Yes: Emsbüren warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Emsbüren?
The wettest day measured in Emsbüren between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Emsbüren?
The windiest day measured in Emsbüren between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Emsbüren?
The warmest month in Emsbüren is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Emsbüren?
Emsbüren receives on average 763 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Emsbüren?
Emsbüren 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 Emsbüren?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Emsbüren between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2017, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Emsbüren?
Yes: Emsbüren has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Emsbüren?
In Emsbüren, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -33.3 °C on 27 January 1942.
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