Gifhorn climate — normals and trends
Gifhorn (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 669 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gifhorn averages 65 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Gifhorn has warmed by +2.2 °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 81 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -26.6 °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
GifhornLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.48°, 10.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.6 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
61 mm
18 July 2002
Windiest day
62.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.1 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 83 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 10 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 42 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 72 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 29 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gifhorn?
Gifhorn has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gifhorn?
The hottest day measured in Gifhorn between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gifhorn?
The coldest day measured in Gifhorn between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gifhorn?
Yes. Gifhorn gets on average 36.8 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Gifhorn warmed?
Yes: Gifhorn warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gifhorn?
The wettest day measured in Gifhorn between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2002, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gifhorn?
The windiest day measured in Gifhorn between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 62.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gifhorn?
The warmest month in Gifhorn is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gifhorn?
Gifhorn receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gifhorn?
Gifhorn 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 Gifhorn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gifhorn between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gifhorn?
Yes: Gifhorn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gifhorn?
In Gifhorn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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