Meppen climate — normals and trends
Meppen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 768 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 (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Meppen averages 58 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Meppen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 73 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -26.4 °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
MeppenLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.69°, 7.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
98 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
14 February 1979
Sunniest day
16.1 h
30 June 2018
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 | 5.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 9 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 50 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 39 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 103 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 46 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 91 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 64 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meppen?
Meppen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meppen?
The hottest day measured in Meppen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meppen?
The coldest day measured in Meppen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Meppen?
Yes. Meppen gets on average 24.5 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Meppen warmed?
Yes: Meppen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meppen?
The wettest day measured in Meppen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meppen?
The windiest day measured in Meppen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meppen?
The warmest month in Meppen is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Meppen?
Meppen receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meppen?
Meppen 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 Meppen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meppen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1979, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meppen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Meppen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meppen?
In Meppen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 27 January 1942.
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