Flintbek climate — normals and trends
Flintbek (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 701 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 (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Flintbek averages 66 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Flintbek 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 86 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -22.6 °C (on 26 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
FlintbekSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 54.25°, 10.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 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 = 0.42 · 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
35.4 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-22.6 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
81 mm
27 August 1946
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
3 December 1999
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
19 March 2001
Sunniest day
16.6 h
29 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 15 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 29 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 87 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 135 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 100 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Flintbek?
Flintbek has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Flintbek?
The hottest day measured in Flintbek between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Flintbek?
The coldest day measured in Flintbek between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Flintbek?
Yes. Flintbek gets on average 37.9 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Flintbek warmed?
Yes: Flintbek warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Flintbek?
The wettest day measured in Flintbek between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1946, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Flintbek?
The windiest day measured in Flintbek between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1999, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Flintbek?
The warmest month in Flintbek is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Flintbek?
Flintbek receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Flintbek?
Flintbek 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 Flintbek?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Flintbek between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2001, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Flintbek?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Flintbek.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Flintbek?
In Flintbek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 20 July 2022, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 26 January 1942.
Compare Flintbek with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Flintbek