Loxstedt climate — normals and trends
Loxstedt (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 808 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Loxstedt averages 54 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Loxstedt 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 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -23.2 °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
LoxstedtLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.47°, 8.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
808mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
33.8 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
8 June 1955
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.6 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 | 4.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 16 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 16 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 121 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 118 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 105 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loxstedt?
Loxstedt has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loxstedt?
The hottest day measured in Loxstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loxstedt?
The coldest day measured in Loxstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Loxstedt?
Yes. Loxstedt gets on average 30.1 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Loxstedt warmed?
Yes: Loxstedt warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loxstedt?
The wettest day measured in Loxstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1955, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loxstedt?
The windiest day measured in Loxstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loxstedt?
The warmest month in Loxstedt is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Loxstedt?
Loxstedt receives on average 808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loxstedt?
Loxstedt gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Loxstedt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loxstedt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loxstedt?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Loxstedt.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loxstedt?
In Loxstedt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 13 February 1940.
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