Esens climate — normals and trends
Esens (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 888 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Esens averages 28 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Esens has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.6 °C (on 20 August 2009) and the coldest -12.1 °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
EsensLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.65°, 7.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
888mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
30.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
44.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
27.6 °C
20 August 2009
Coldest day
-12.1 °C
2 February 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
84.7 km/h
26 February 1990
Strongest gust
145.4 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
29.3 °C
20 June 2000
Coldest feels-like
-21.9 °C
1 February 1940
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.6 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 | 5.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 80 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 29 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 10.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 87 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 60 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 155 mm | +60 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 97 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esens?
Esens has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 888 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esens?
The hottest day measured in Esens between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2009, reaching 27.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esens?
The coldest day measured in Esens between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1940, at -12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Esens?
Yes. Esens gets on average 26.0 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Esens warmed?
Yes: Esens warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Esens?
The wettest day measured in Esens between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esens?
The windiest day measured in Esens between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1990, with winds reaching 84.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esens?
The warmest month in Esens is August (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Esens?
Esens receives on average 888 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esens?
Esens gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Esens?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Esens between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Esens?
Yes: Esens has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esens?
In Esens, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.3 °C on 20 June 2000, and the lowest was -21.9 °C on 1 February 1940.
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