Kreuzau climate — normals and trends
Kreuzau (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 790 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kreuzau averages 56 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Kreuzau has warmed by +2.1 °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 72 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.7 °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
KreuzauNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 50.75°, 6.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
790mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
56 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
40.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
101 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
1 February 1953
Sunniest day
15.4 h
30 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 13 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 77 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 54 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 98 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 33 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 113 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 70 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 59 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kreuzau?
Kreuzau has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 790 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kreuzau?
The hottest day measured in Kreuzau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kreuzau?
The coldest day measured in Kreuzau between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kreuzau?
Yes. Kreuzau gets on average 37.6 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.
Has the climate of Kreuzau warmed?
Yes: Kreuzau warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kreuzau?
The wettest day measured in Kreuzau between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kreuzau?
The windiest day measured in Kreuzau between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kreuzau?
The warmest month in Kreuzau is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kreuzau?
Kreuzau receives on average 790 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kreuzau?
Kreuzau 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 Kreuzau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kreuzau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kreuzau?
Yes: Kreuzau has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kreuzau?
In Kreuzau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 1 February 1956.
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