Kierspe climate — normals and trends
Kierspe (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,128 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kierspe averages 68 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Kierspe has warmed by +2.2 °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 85 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.5 °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
KierspeNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 51.13°, 7.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,128mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
36.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
107 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.6 cm
1 February 1953
Sunniest day
15.5 h
22 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 | 4.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 178 mm | +78 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 22 mm | -67 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 83 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 64 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 89 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 95 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 49 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 130 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 42 mm | -64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kierspe?
Kierspe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,128 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kierspe?
The hottest day measured in Kierspe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kierspe?
The coldest day measured in Kierspe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kierspe?
Yes. Kierspe gets on average 70.9 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Kierspe warmed?
Yes: Kierspe warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kierspe?
The wettest day measured in Kierspe between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kierspe?
The windiest day measured in Kierspe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kierspe?
The warmest month in Kierspe is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kierspe?
Kierspe receives on average 1,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kierspe?
Kierspe 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 Kierspe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kierspe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 19.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kierspe?
Yes: Kierspe has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kierspe?
In Kierspe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 27 January 1942.
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