Tostedt climate — normals and trends
Tostedt (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 771 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tostedt averages 65 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Tostedt 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 83 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -23.1 °C (on 13 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
TostedtLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.27°, 9.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
771mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
37.9 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.1 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
79 mm
18 July 2002
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
2 January 1997
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.4 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 | 4.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 12 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 95 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 105 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tostedt?
Tostedt has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 771 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tostedt?
The hottest day measured in Tostedt between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tostedt?
The coldest day measured in Tostedt between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tostedt?
Yes. Tostedt gets on average 37.7 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Tostedt warmed?
Yes: Tostedt warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tostedt?
The wettest day measured in Tostedt between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2002, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tostedt?
The windiest day measured in Tostedt between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tostedt?
The warmest month in Tostedt is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tostedt?
Tostedt receives on average 771 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tostedt?
Tostedt 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 Tostedt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tostedt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tostedt?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tostedt.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tostedt?
In Tostedt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 2 January 1997.
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