Lübeck climate — normals and trends
Lübeck (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 674 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lübeck averages 71 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Lübeck has warmed by +2.1 °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 90 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -24.8 °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
LübeckSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 53.87°, 10.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
674mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 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
+2.1 °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
36.5 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
112 mm
26 August 1946
Windiest day
57.7 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
16 February 1969
Sunniest day
16.3 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 | 4.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 56 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 90 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 135 mm | +61 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 47 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 82 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lübeck?
Lübeck has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 674 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lübeck?
The hottest day measured in Lübeck between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lübeck?
The coldest day measured in Lübeck between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lübeck?
Yes. Lübeck gets on average 38.6 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Lübeck warmed?
Yes: Lübeck warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lübeck?
The wettest day measured in Lübeck between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1946, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lübeck?
The windiest day measured in Lübeck between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 57.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lübeck?
The warmest month in Lübeck is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lübeck?
Lübeck receives on average 674 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lübeck?
Lübeck 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 Lübeck?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lübeck between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1969, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lübeck?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lübeck.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lübeck?
In Lübeck, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 16 February 1956.
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