Lemgo climate — normals and trends
Lemgo (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 829 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 (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lemgo averages 66 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Lemgo 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 84 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -27.1 °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
LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 52.03°, 8.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
829mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 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
37.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
12 August 1964
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.9 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.8 h
20 June 2025
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 | 4.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 109 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 12 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 43 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 78 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 89 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lemgo?
Lemgo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 829 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lemgo?
The hottest day measured in Lemgo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lemgo?
The coldest day measured in Lemgo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lemgo?
Yes. Lemgo gets on average 50.5 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Lemgo warmed?
Yes: Lemgo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lemgo?
The wettest day measured in Lemgo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lemgo?
The windiest day measured in Lemgo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lemgo?
The warmest month in Lemgo is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lemgo?
Lemgo receives on average 829 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lemgo?
Lemgo gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lemgo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lemgo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 18.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lemgo?
Yes: Lemgo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lemgo?
In Lemgo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 27 January 1942.
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