Horst climate — normals and trends
Horst (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 784 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Horst averages 64 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Horst has warmed by +2.1 °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 82 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -23.4 °C (on 13 February 1940).
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
HorstSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 53.81°, 9.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
784mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
36.1 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.4 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
75 mm
18 July 2002
Windiest day
56.0 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
26 February 2002
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
19 March 2001
Sunniest day
16.6 h
24 June 2009
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 | 4.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 64 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 14 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 107 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 139 mm | +53 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 37 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 106 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 35 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Horst?
Horst has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 784 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Horst?
The hottest day measured in Horst between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Horst?
The coldest day measured in Horst between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Horst?
Yes. Horst gets on average 34.1 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Horst warmed?
Yes: Horst warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Horst?
The wettest day measured in Horst between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2002, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Horst?
The windiest day measured in Horst between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 56.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Horst?
The warmest month in Horst is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Horst?
Horst receives on average 784 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Horst?
Horst 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 Horst?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Horst between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2001, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Horst?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Horst.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Horst?
In Horst, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 13 February 1940.
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