Lankow climate — normals and trends
Lankow (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 648 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lankow averages 72 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Lankow 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 92 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -24.1 °C (on 16 February 1956).
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
LankowMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 53.65°, 11.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
648mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
36.7 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
95 mm
26 August 1946
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.2 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 35 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 140 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 29 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 56 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lankow?
Lankow has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lankow?
The hottest day measured in Lankow between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lankow?
The coldest day measured in Lankow between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lankow?
Yes. Lankow gets on average 39.8 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Lankow warmed?
Yes: Lankow warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lankow?
The wettest day measured in Lankow between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1946, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lankow?
The windiest day measured in Lankow between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lankow?
The warmest month in Lankow is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lankow?
Lankow receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lankow?
Lankow gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lankow?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lankow between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lankow?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lankow.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lankow?
In Lankow, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 16 February 1956.
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