Lengede climate — normals and trends
Lengede (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 691 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lengede averages 64 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Lengede 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 80 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -26.8 °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
LengedeLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.20°, 10.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
691mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 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 = 0.41 · 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
38.5 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
58 mm
18 July 2002
Windiest day
62.7 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.0 h
21 June 2025
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 | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 8 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 63 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 68 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 34 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 49 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 70 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lengede?
Lengede has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 691 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lengede?
The hottest day measured in Lengede between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lengede?
The coldest day measured in Lengede between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lengede?
Yes. Lengede gets on average 39.9 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Lengede warmed?
Yes: Lengede warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lengede?
The wettest day measured in Lengede between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2002, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lengede?
The windiest day measured in Lengede between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 62.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lengede?
The warmest month in Lengede is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lengede?
Lengede receives on average 691 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lengede?
Lengede gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lengede?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lengede between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lengede?
Yes: Lengede has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lengede?
In Lengede, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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