Niebüll climate — normals and trends
Niebüll (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 819 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 August (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Niebüll averages 50 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Niebüll 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 67 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.2 °C (on 9 August 1992) and the coldest -17.3 °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
NiebüllSchleswig-Holstein
- coords
- 54.79°, 8.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
819mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 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
30.2 °C
9 August 1992
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
47 mm
25 July 2015
Windiest day
82.1 km/h
3 December 1999
Strongest gust
154.4 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
20 July 2006
Coldest feels-like
-24.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
26 January 1995
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 1940
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 | 4.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 83 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 3.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 19 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 8.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 139 mm | +60 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 58 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 104 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 125 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 38 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Niebüll?
Niebüll has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Niebüll?
The hottest day measured in Niebüll between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1992, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Niebüll?
The coldest day measured in Niebüll between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Niebüll?
Yes. Niebüll gets on average 31.1 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Niebüll warmed?
Yes: Niebüll warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Niebüll?
The wettest day measured in Niebüll between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2015, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Niebüll?
The windiest day measured in Niebüll between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1999, with winds reaching 82.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Niebüll?
The warmest month in Niebüll is August (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Niebüll?
Niebüll receives on average 819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Niebüll?
Niebüll gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Niebüll?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Niebüll between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1995, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Niebüll?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Niebüll.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Niebüll?
In Niebüll, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 20 July 2006, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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