Hövelhof climate — normals and trends
Hövelhof (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 871 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 (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hövelhof averages 68 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Hövelhof 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 85 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -26.1 °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
HövelhofNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 51.82°, 8.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
871mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 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 = 0.44 · 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
37.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-26.1 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
58 mm
3 October 1993
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.7 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 118 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 13 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 66 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 73 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 39 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 95 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 36 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hövelhof?
Hövelhof has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 871 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hövelhof?
The hottest day measured in Hövelhof between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hövelhof?
The coldest day measured in Hövelhof between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hövelhof?
Yes. Hövelhof gets on average 53.4 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Hövelhof warmed?
Yes: Hövelhof warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hövelhof?
The wettest day measured in Hövelhof between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1993, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hövelhof?
The windiest day measured in Hövelhof between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hövelhof?
The warmest month in Hövelhof is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hövelhof?
Hövelhof receives on average 871 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hövelhof?
Hövelhof 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 Hövelhof?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hövelhof between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hövelhof?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hövelhof.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hövelhof?
In Hövelhof, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 27 January 1942.
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