Gettorf climate — normals and trends
Gettorf (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 738 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gettorf averages 55 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Gettorf has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -20.0 °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
GettorfSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 54.41°, 9.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.6 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
31.2 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-20.0 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
26 August 1946
Windiest day
70.8 km/h
3 December 1999
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
10 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-25.9 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
19 March 2001
Sunniest day
16.7 h
1 July 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 | +2.0 °C | 77 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 14 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 46 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 124 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 108 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gettorf?
Gettorf has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gettorf?
The hottest day measured in Gettorf between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gettorf?
The coldest day measured in Gettorf between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -20.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gettorf?
Yes. Gettorf gets on average 38.6 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Gettorf warmed?
Yes: Gettorf warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gettorf?
The wettest day measured in Gettorf between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1946, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gettorf?
The windiest day measured in Gettorf between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1999, with winds reaching 70.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gettorf?
The warmest month in Gettorf is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gettorf?
Gettorf receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gettorf?
Gettorf gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gettorf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gettorf between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2001, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gettorf?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gettorf.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gettorf?
In Gettorf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 10 July 2010, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 27 January 1942.
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