Lilienthal climate — normals and trends
Lilienthal (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 775 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 (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lilienthal averages 61 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Lilienthal has warmed by +2.0 °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 78 to 44 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -25.1 °C (on 13 February 1940).
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
LilienthalLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.14°, 8.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
775mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
36.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
49 mm
23 June 2023
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.4 h
23 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 | 4.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 29 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 111 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 119 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 99 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lilienthal?
Lilienthal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 775 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lilienthal?
The hottest day measured in Lilienthal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lilienthal?
The coldest day measured in Lilienthal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lilienthal?
Yes. Lilienthal gets on average 30.7 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Lilienthal warmed?
Yes: Lilienthal warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lilienthal?
The wettest day measured in Lilienthal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2023, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lilienthal?
The windiest day measured in Lilienthal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lilienthal?
The warmest month in Lilienthal is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lilienthal?
Lilienthal receives on average 775 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lilienthal?
Lilienthal 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 Lilienthal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lilienthal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lilienthal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lilienthal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lilienthal?
In Lilienthal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 13 February 1940.
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