Sassenberg climate — normals and trends
Sassenberg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 786 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sassenberg averages 59 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Sassenberg has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -27.6 °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
SassenbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 51.99°, 8.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
786mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 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
38.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
31 August 1968
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.1 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 | 5.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 13 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 62 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 68 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 62 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 31 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 95 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 36 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sassenberg?
Sassenberg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 786 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sassenberg?
The hottest day measured in Sassenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sassenberg?
The coldest day measured in Sassenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sassenberg?
Yes. Sassenberg gets on average 31.2 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Sassenberg warmed?
Yes: Sassenberg warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sassenberg?
The wettest day measured in Sassenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1968, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sassenberg?
The windiest day measured in Sassenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sassenberg?
The warmest month in Sassenberg is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sassenberg?
Sassenberg receives on average 786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sassenberg?
Sassenberg 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 Sassenberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sassenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sassenberg?
Yes: Sassenberg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sassenberg?
In Sassenberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 27 January 1942.
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