Nordholz climate — normals and trends
Nordholz (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,018 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nordholz averages 35 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Nordholz has warmed by +2.2 °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 51 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -15.8 °C (on 2 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
NordholzLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.78°, 8.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,018mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
28.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
29.2 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-15.8 °C
2 February 1940
Wettest day
56 mm
4 July 2008
Windiest day
76.6 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
31.1 °C
26 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
2 February 1940
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.7 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 | 4.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 89 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 28 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 109 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 140 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 82 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 164 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 111 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nordholz?
Nordholz has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,018 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nordholz?
The hottest day measured in Nordholz between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nordholz?
The coldest day measured in Nordholz between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1940, at -15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nordholz?
Yes. Nordholz gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Nordholz warmed?
Yes: Nordholz warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nordholz?
The wettest day measured in Nordholz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2008, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nordholz?
The windiest day measured in Nordholz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 76.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nordholz?
The warmest month in Nordholz is August (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nordholz?
Nordholz receives on average 1,018 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nordholz?
Nordholz gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nordholz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nordholz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nordholz?
Yes: Nordholz has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nordholz?
In Nordholz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.1 °C on 26 July 2018, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 2 February 1940.
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