Husum climate — normals and trends
Husum (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 770 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Husum averages 64 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Husum has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °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 33.8 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -23.2 °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
HusumSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 54.49°, 9.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
770mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
23.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
42.3 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
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
33.8 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
54 mm
27 August 1946
Windiest day
76.1 km/h
3 December 1999
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
8 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
26 January 1995
Sunniest day
16.9 h
23 June 2022
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 | 4.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 80 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 13 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 136 mm | +57 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 46 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 119 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Husum?
Husum has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Husum?
The hottest day measured in Husum between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Husum?
The coldest day measured in Husum between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Husum?
Yes. Husum gets on average 32.2 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Husum warmed?
Yes: Husum warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Husum?
The wettest day measured in Husum between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1946, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Husum?
The windiest day measured in Husum between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1999, with winds reaching 76.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Husum?
The warmest month in Husum is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Husum?
Husum receives on average 770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Husum?
Husum gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Husum?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Husum between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1995, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Husum?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Husum.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Husum?
In Husum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 8 July 1941, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 13 February 1940.
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