Rhede climate — normals and trends
Rhede (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 794 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rhede averages 50 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Rhede 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 65 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.2 °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
RhedeNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 51.84°, 6.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
794mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.2 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
64 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
27 October 2002
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.7 h
29 June 2019
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 | +1.0 °C | 126 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 11 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 60 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 41 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 62 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 88 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 92 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 94 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rhede?
Rhede has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 794 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rhede?
The hottest day measured in Rhede between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rhede?
The coldest day measured in Rhede between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rhede?
Yes. Rhede gets on average 23.7 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Rhede warmed?
Yes: Rhede warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rhede?
The wettest day measured in Rhede between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rhede?
The windiest day measured in Rhede between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2002, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rhede?
The warmest month in Rhede is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Rhede?
Rhede receives on average 794 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rhede?
Rhede 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 Rhede?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rhede between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rhede?
Yes: Rhede has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rhede?
In Rhede, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 27 January 1942.
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