Hitzacker climate — normals and trends
Hitzacker (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 653 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hitzacker averages 68 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Hitzacker 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 86 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -25.3 °C (on 16 February 1956).
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
HitzackerLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.15°, 11.04°
- 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
653mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.1 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-25.3 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
57 mm
27 September 1965
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
16 February 1969
Sunniest day
16.2 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 | 4.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 66 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 36 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 33 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 66 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 114 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 71 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hitzacker?
Hitzacker has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hitzacker?
The hottest day measured in Hitzacker between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hitzacker?
The coldest day measured in Hitzacker between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -25.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hitzacker?
Yes. Hitzacker gets on average 35.5 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Hitzacker warmed?
Yes: Hitzacker warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hitzacker?
The wettest day measured in Hitzacker between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1965, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hitzacker?
The windiest day measured in Hitzacker between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hitzacker?
The warmest month in Hitzacker is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hitzacker?
Hitzacker receives on average 653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hitzacker?
Hitzacker 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 Hitzacker?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hitzacker between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1969, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hitzacker?
Yes: Hitzacker has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hitzacker?
In Hitzacker, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 16 February 1956.
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