Südlohn climate — normals and trends
Südlohn (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 784 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Südlohn averages 53 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Südlohn 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 68 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.0 °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
SüdlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 51.94°, 6.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
784mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 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
39.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.0 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
68 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
27 October 2002
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
15.8 h
22 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 | 5.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 110 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 10 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 57 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 70 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 100 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 88 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 96 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Südlohn?
Südlohn has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 784 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Südlohn?
The hottest day measured in Südlohn between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Südlohn?
The coldest day measured in Südlohn between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.0 °C.
Does it snow in Südlohn?
Yes. Südlohn gets on average 23.4 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Südlohn warmed?
Yes: Südlohn warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Südlohn?
The wettest day measured in Südlohn between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Südlohn?
The windiest day measured in Südlohn between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2002, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Südlohn?
The warmest month in Südlohn is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Südlohn?
Südlohn receives on average 784 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Südlohn?
Südlohn 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 Südlohn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Südlohn between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Südlohn?
Yes: Südlohn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Südlohn?
In Südlohn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 27 January 1942.
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