Twistringen climate — normals and trends
Twistringen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 725 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.
Twistringen averages 59 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Twistringen 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 75 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -26.2 °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
TwistringenLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.80°, 8.64°
- 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
725mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 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
+2.1 °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
37.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
23 June 2023
Windiest day
61.0 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
16.1 h
30 June 2018
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 | 4.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 35 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 86 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 73 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 47 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 93 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 36 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Twistringen?
Twistringen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 725 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Twistringen?
The hottest day measured in Twistringen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Twistringen?
The coldest day measured in Twistringen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Twistringen?
Yes. Twistringen gets on average 30.3 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Twistringen warmed?
Yes: Twistringen warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Twistringen?
The wettest day measured in Twistringen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2023, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Twistringen?
The windiest day measured in Twistringen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 61.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Twistringen?
The warmest month in Twistringen is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Twistringen?
Twistringen receives on average 725 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Twistringen?
Twistringen 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 Twistringen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Twistringen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Twistringen?
Yes: Twistringen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Twistringen?
In Twistringen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 13 February 1940.
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