Engelskirchen climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Engelskirchen?

The hottest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Engelskirchen?

The coldest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -22.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Engelskirchen?

Yes. Engelskirchen gets on average 79.6 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Engelskirchen warmed?

Yes: Engelskirchen warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Engelskirchen?

The wettest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Engelskirchen?

The windiest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Engelskirchen?

The warmest month in Engelskirchen is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Engelskirchen has a temperate oceanic climate, averaging 8.7 °C annually with 1,168 mm of rain per year.

Climate normals · ERA5

EngelskirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia

coords: 50.99°, 7.41°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthApril

The normals for this period

The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.

Mean daily temperature

8.7°C

Average daily high

12.0°C

Average daily low

5.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,168mm

Sunshine / day

7.4h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

18.5km/h

Seasonal range

16.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

69 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

2 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

175 d/yr

Annual snowfall

79.6 cm

Average feels-like high

9.4 °C

Average feels-like low

2.5 °C

Average peak gust

37.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

10.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

Climate month by month

How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.

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

The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.

Hottest day

37.0 °C

25 July 2019

Coldest day

-22.7 °C

13 February 1940

Wettest day

97 mm

14 July 2021

Windiest day

56.9 km/h

18 January 2007

Strongest gust

125.6 km/h

24 November 1984

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

25 July 2019

Coldest feels-like

-28.3 °C

13 February 1940

Snowiest day

20.9 cm

1 February 1953

Sunniest day

15.4 h

1 July 2018

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.1 °C2 July 2025	-10.2 °C14 January 2025	10.3 °C	1,006 mm	9	58
2024	31.8 °C13 August 2024	-9.5 °C20 January 2024	10.7 °C	1,476 mm	2	34
2023	33.5 °C9 July 2023	-8.1 °C2 December 2023	10.6 °C	1,738 mm	3	46
2022	36.1 °C19 July 2022	-8.5 °C17 December 2022	10.8 °C	1,158 mm	10	49
2021	30.9 °C17 June 2021	-16.5 °C10 February 2021	9.2 °C	1,289 mm	1	66
2020	35.2 °C8 August 2020	-5.5 °C30 November 2020	10.7 °C	1,079 mm	8	31
2019	37.0 °C25 July 2019	-9.8 °C21 January 2019	10.3 °C	1,121 mm	12	41
2018	35.2 °C7 August 2018	-11.6 °C28 February 2018	10.8 °C	896 mm	12	56
2017	32.4 °C22 June 2017	-15.9 °C6 January 2017	9.7 °C	1,310 mm	2	50
2016	32.3 °C20 July 2016	-12.9 °C19 January 2016	9.5 °C	1,078 mm	5	57
2015	33.9 °C4 July 2015	-11.5 °C7 February 2015	9.8 °C	1,159 mm	9	46
2014	30.3 °C19 July 2014	-9.1 °C29 December 2014	10.4 °C	1,100 mm	2	22
2013	33.8 °C2 August 2013	-13.8 °C13 March 2013	8.8 °C	1,077 mm	8	78
2012	33.4 °C19 August 2012	-15.3 °C7 February 2012	9.1 °C	1,238 mm	2	52
2011	31.4 °C28 June 2011	-7.7 °C22 February 2011	10.0 °C	1,066 mm	1	46
2010	34.6 °C10 July 2010	-15.0 °C27 January 2010	8.1 °C	1,102 mm	10	93
2009	33.0 °C20 August 2009	-19.7 °C7 January 2009	9.3 °C	1,176 mm	1	70
2008	29.8 °C2 July 2008	-8.6 °C23 March 2008	9.3 °C	1,176 mm	0	59
2007	31.5 °C15 July 2007	-7.0 °C26 January 2007	9.9 °C	1,456 mm	1	36
2006	33.6 °C19 July 2006	-11.1 °C27 January 2006	9.8 °C	1,201 mm	8	77
2005	30.4 °C24 June 2005	-16.8 °C28 February 2005	9.3 °C	1,121 mm	1	72
2004	29.4 °C9 August 2004	-12.8 °C22 December 2004	8.8 °C	1,222 mm	0	82
2003	35.7 °C12 August 2003	-17.0 °C10 January 2003	9.6 °C	957 mm	11	78
2002	34.3 °C18 June 2002	-9.9 °C6 January 2002	9.8 °C	1,383 mm	2	50
2001	31.4 °C26 August 2001	-11.5 °C24 December 2001	9.1 °C	1,386 mm	3	77
2000	32.8 °C20 June 2000	-17.0 °C24 January 2000	9.7 °C	1,322 mm	2	46
1999	29.5 °C2 August 1999	-16.1 °C13 February 1999	9.5 °C	1,359 mm	0	62
1998	31.1 °C11 August 1998	-14.6 °C2 February 1998	8.9 °C	1,598 mm	3	62
1997	30.6 °C25 August 1997	-18.8 °C2 January 1997	9.2 °C	1,017 mm	2	56
1996	29.9 °C7 June 1996	-13.9 °C31 December 1996	7.4 °C	930 mm	0	100
1995	32.9 °C21 July 1995	-15.4 °C4 January 1995	9.2 °C	1,145 mm	7	75
1994	32.9 °C4 August 1994	-11.7 °C21 February 1994	9.7 °C	1,365 mm	8	44
1993	27.6 °C10 June 1993	-11.1 °C3 January 1993	8.4 °C	1,410 mm	0	75
1992	32.3 °C8 August 1992	-9.8 °C18 February 1992	9.2 °C	1,161 mm	3	46
1991	31.3 °C11 July 1991	-14.2 °C6 February 1991	8.2 °C	1,015 mm	2	72
1990	34.2 °C4 August 1990	-6.8 °C17 February 1990	9.4 °C	1,107 mm	5	44
1989	29.6 °C22 July 1989	-6.2 °C25 November 1989	9.6 °C	1,044 mm	0	45
1988	27.8 °C23 July 1988	-17.4 °C22 November 1988	8.9 °C	1,319 mm	0	55
1987	29.7 °C30 June 1987	-18.5 °C8 January 1987	7.3 °C	1,289 mm	0	91
1986	32.8 °C3 August 1986	-21.2 °C22 February 1986	7.7 °C	1,306 mm	1	82
1985	28.1 °C14 July 1985	-18.9 °C20 February 1985	7.1 °C	1,128 mm	0	103
1984	29.5 °C9 July 1984	-12.5 °C18 February 1984	7.7 °C	1,311 mm	0	75
1983	31.4 °C31 July 1983	-12.4 °C11 December 1983	8.7 °C	1,188 mm	4	78
1982	28.7 °C2 June 1982	-13.0 °C10 January 1982	8.8 °C	1,078 mm	0	74
1981	28.9 °C5 August 1981	-13.7 °C14 February 1981	8.0 °C	1,534 mm	0	95
1980	28.3 °C2 August 1980	-14.3 °C7 December 1980	7.7 °C	1,293 mm	0	73
1979	27.3 °C3 June 1979	-21.9 °C1 January 1979	7.6 °C	1,230 mm	0	98
1978	29.1 °C30 July 1978	-18.8 °C31 December 1978	7.7 °C	1,150 mm	0	82
1977	28.9 °C13 June 1977	-8.5 °C12 January 1977	8.6 °C	1,274 mm	0	50
1976	32.6 °C3 July 1976	-13.5 °C29 January 1976	8.9 °C	896 mm	10	75
1975	30.3 °C4 August 1975	-9.8 °C19 December 1975	8.9 °C	989 mm	3	65
1974	29.7 °C16 August 1974	-3.6 °C2 January 1974	8.7 °C	1,396 mm	0	31
1973	29.4 °C2 July 1973	-13.1 °C2 December 1973	8.3 °C	1,087 mm	0	87
1972	30.0 °C20 July 1972	-15.8 °C31 January 1972	7.9 °C	1,034 mm	1	62
1971	29.4 °C19 August 1971	-12.4 °C1 January 1971	8.6 °C	886 mm	0	59
1970	27.8 °C8 July 1970	-14.6 °C31 December 1970	7.9 °C	1,459 mm	0	80
1969	29.5 °C23 July 1969	-14.1 °C20 December 1969	8.1 °C	1,091 mm	0	101
1968	28.9 °C2 July 1968	-17.7 °C13 January 1968	8.1 °C	1,242 mm	0	91
1967	28.9 °C13 July 1967	-14.8 °C9 January 1967	8.8 °C	1,300 mm	0	61
1966	30.7 °C13 August 1966	-13.2 °C16 January 1966	8.7 °C	1,427 mm	1	65
1965	26.7 °C30 June 1965	-12.8 °C19 February 1965	7.7 °C	1,558 mm	0	79
1964	32.2 °C18 July 1964	-8.9 °C28 December 1964	8.4 °C	987 mm	4	90
1963	29.6 °C3 August 1963	-16.8 °C31 January 1963	7.3 °C	897 mm	0	96
1962	26.8 °C10 July 1962	-15.4 °C23 December 1962	7.0 °C	1,180 mm	0	92
1961	29.0 °C2 July 1961	-10.9 °C26 December 1961	9.1 °C	1,344 mm	0	53
1960	26.7 °C23 June 1960	-14.4 °C16 January 1960	8.8 °C	1,240 mm	0	60
1959	33.0 °C11 July 1959	-8.0 °C16 January 1959	9.4 °C	729 mm	3	69
1958	26.8 °C30 August 1958	-16.0 °C11 March 1958	8.2 °C	1,229 mm	0	87
1957	33.3 °C6 July 1957	-10.5 °C24 January 1957	8.6 °C	1,205 mm	5	64
1956	26.2 °C28 May 1956	-21.4 °C2 February 1956	6.8 °C	1,191 mm	0	95
1955	27.8 °C17 July 1955	-15.9 °C16 February 1955	7.3 °C	1,031 mm	0	104
1954	29.1 °C20 June 1954	-16.7 °C1 February 1954	7.8 °C	1,263 mm	0	66
1953	29.3 °C12 August 1953	-16.3 °C8 February 1953	9.0 °C	737 mm	0	62
1952	32.3 °C2 July 1952	-10.9 °C16 February 1952	7.9 °C	1,160 mm	4	101
1951	28.5 °C11 July 1951	-6.2 °C4 March 1951	8.8 °C	1,022 mm	0	46
1950	29.4 °C7 June 1950	-15.9 °C30 December 1950	8.5 °C	1,191 mm	0	71
1949	30.4 °C13 July 1949	-16.8 °C4 March 1949	9.0 °C	991 mm	1	79
1948	28.9 °C27 July 1948	-10.8 °C20 February 1948	8.8 °C	1,162 mm	0	63
1947	33.3 °C29 July 1947	-17.2 °C24 February 1947	9.0 °C	874 mm	10	101
1946	29.6 °C4 July 1946	-12.5 °C22 December 1946	8.3 °C	1,062 mm	0	86
1945	29.9 °C15 July 1945	-16.1 °C10 January 1945	8.6 °C	893 mm	0	70
1944	31.2 °C23 August 1944	-8.6 °C30 December 1944	8.0 °C	1,098 mm	1	91
1943	31.1 °C21 August 1943	-10.2 °C9 January 1943	8.9 °C	1,022 mm	2	64
1942	30.0 °C29 August 1942	-22.0 °C27 January 1942	7.5 °C	923 mm	1	93
1941	30.9 °C25 June 1941	-17.1 °C29 December 1941	7.4 °C	1,035 mm	4	90
1940	26.3 °C5 August 1940	-22.7 °C13 February 1940	6.8 °C	1,092 mm	0	97

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

14.6 °C

+2.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

58 d/yr

-11

Annual rainfall

1006 mm

-162 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	3.9 °C	+1.6 °C	197 mm	+79 mm
Feb	5.5 °C	+1.8 °C	36 mm	-61 mm
Mar	12.2 °C	+4.4 °C	14 mm	-81 mm
Apr	16.2 °C	+4.1 °C	71 mm	-8 mm
May	19.4 °C	+3.0 °C	82 mm	-2 mm
Jun	23.5 °C	+4.2 °C	90 mm	+1 mm
Jul	23.7 °C	+2.6 °C	91 mm	-7 mm
Aug	24.4 °C	+3.6 °C	45 mm	-47 mm
Sep	18.7 °C	+1.3 °C	106 mm	+17 mm
Oct	12.3 °C	-0.2 °C	153 mm	+61 mm
Nov	8.6 °C	+1.8 °C	70 mm	-40 mm
Dec	6.5 °C	+2.9 °C	53 mm	-75 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

2 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-10.2 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

33.9 mm

5 Jan 2025

Windiest day

41.4 km/h

6 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

96.5 km/h

6 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-14.9 °C

13 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

9.6 cm

9 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

15.2 h

20 Jun 2025

What was the weather like that day?

The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.

Date

Climate at a glance

What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.

Engelskirchen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,168 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Engelskirchen averages 69 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.

Engelskirchen 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 37.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.7 °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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Engelskirchen?

The hottest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Engelskirchen?

The coldest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -22.7 °C.

Does it snow in Engelskirchen?

Yes. Engelskirchen gets on average 79.6 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.

Has the climate of Engelskirchen warmed?

Yes: Engelskirchen warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Engelskirchen?

The wettest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Engelskirchen?

The windiest day measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Engelskirchen?

The warmest month in Engelskirchen is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Engelskirchen?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Engelskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 20.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Engelskirchen?

Yes: Engelskirchen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Engelskirchen?

In Engelskirchen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 13 February 1940.

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