Ostercappeln climate — normals and trends
Ostercappeln (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 792 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ostercappeln averages 60 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Ostercappeln 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 77 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -26.9 °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
OstercappelnLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.35°, 8.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
792mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
60 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
66 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.8 h
20 June 2025
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 | 4.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 10 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 84 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 78 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 33 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 96 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 36 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ostercappeln?
Ostercappeln has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 792 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ostercappeln?
The hottest day measured in Ostercappeln between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ostercappeln?
The coldest day measured in Ostercappeln between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ostercappeln?
Yes. Ostercappeln gets on average 33.8 cm of snow per year and has around 60 frost days.
Has the climate of Ostercappeln warmed?
Yes: Ostercappeln warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ostercappeln?
The wettest day measured in Ostercappeln between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ostercappeln?
The windiest day measured in Ostercappeln between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ostercappeln?
The warmest month in Ostercappeln is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ostercappeln?
Ostercappeln receives on average 792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ostercappeln?
Ostercappeln gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ostercappeln?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ostercappeln between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ostercappeln?
Yes: Ostercappeln has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ostercappeln?
In Ostercappeln, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 27 January 1942.
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