Handewitt climate — normals and trends
Handewitt (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 762 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Handewitt averages 68 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Handewitt has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -24.1 °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
HandewittSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 54.77°, 9.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
11.4°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
34.0 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
25 July 2015
Windiest day
70.0 km/h
3 December 1999
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
8 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
26 January 1995
Sunniest day
16.9 h
1 July 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 | +2.0 °C | 81 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 15 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 149 mm | +71 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 67 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 117 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Handewitt?
Handewitt has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Handewitt?
The hottest day measured in Handewitt between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Handewitt?
The coldest day measured in Handewitt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Handewitt?
Yes. Handewitt gets on average 37.9 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Handewitt warmed?
Yes: Handewitt warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Handewitt?
The wettest day measured in Handewitt between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2015, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Handewitt?
The windiest day measured in Handewitt between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1999, with winds reaching 70.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Handewitt?
The warmest month in Handewitt is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Handewitt?
Handewitt receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Handewitt?
Handewitt gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Handewitt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Handewitt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1995, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Handewitt?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Handewitt.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Handewitt?
In Handewitt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 8 July 1941, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 26 January 1942.
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