Herford climate — normals and trends
Herford (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 820 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Herford averages 64 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Herford has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 81 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -26.3 °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
HerfordNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 52.11°, 8.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
820mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 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 = 0.44 · 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
37.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-26.3 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
58 mm
12 August 1964
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.7 h
29 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 | 4.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 113 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 11 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 49 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 73 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 77 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 35 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 52 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 9.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Herford?
Herford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 820 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Herford?
The hottest day measured in Herford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Herford?
The coldest day measured in Herford between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.3 °C.
Does it snow in Herford?
Yes. Herford gets on average 44.1 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Herford warmed?
Yes: Herford warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Herford?
The wettest day measured in Herford between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Herford?
The windiest day measured in Herford between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Herford?
The warmest month in Herford is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Herford?
Herford receives on average 820 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Herford?
Herford gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Herford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Herford between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Herford?
Yes: Herford has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Herford?
In Herford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 27 January 1942.
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