Holzminden climate — normals and trends
Holzminden (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 788 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Holzminden averages 70 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Holzminden 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 87 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -31.1 °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
HolzmindenLower Saxony
- coords
- 51.83°, 9.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
788mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 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
+2.2 °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
36.8 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
46 mm
4 June 1958
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.7 h
20 June 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 | 4.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 11 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 40 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 48 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 68 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 87 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 43 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Holzminden?
Holzminden has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 788 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Holzminden?
The hottest day measured in Holzminden between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Holzminden?
The coldest day measured in Holzminden between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Holzminden?
Yes. Holzminden gets on average 53.1 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Holzminden warmed?
Yes: Holzminden warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Holzminden?
The wettest day measured in Holzminden between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1958, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Holzminden?
The windiest day measured in Holzminden between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Holzminden?
The warmest month in Holzminden is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Holzminden?
Holzminden receives on average 788 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Holzminden?
Holzminden gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Holzminden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Holzminden between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Holzminden?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Holzminden.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Holzminden?
In Holzminden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 27 January 1942.
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