Kessenich climate — normals and trends
Kessenich (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 776 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kessenich averages 53 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Kessenich 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 69 to 37 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.4 °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
KessenichNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 50.71°, 7.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
776mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
40.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.4 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
94 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
1 February 1953
Sunniest day
15.3 h
26 June 2001
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 121 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 32 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 9 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 61 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 56 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 55 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 77 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 38 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 111 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 74 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kessenich?
Kessenich has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kessenich?
The hottest day measured in Kessenich between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kessenich?
The coldest day measured in Kessenich between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kessenich?
Yes. Kessenich gets on average 28.0 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Kessenich warmed?
Yes: Kessenich warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kessenich?
The wettest day measured in Kessenich between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kessenich?
The windiest day measured in Kessenich between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kessenich?
The warmest month in Kessenich is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kessenich?
Kessenich receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kessenich?
Kessenich gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kessenich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kessenich between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kessenich?
Yes: Kessenich has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kessenich?
In Kessenich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 1 February 1956.
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