Vlotho climate — normals and trends

Vlotho (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 753 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 (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Vlotho averages 61 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.

Vlotho 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 78 to 44 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -27.9 °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

VlothoNorth Rhine-Westphalia

coords
52.17°, 8.86°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

9.4°C

Average daily high

12.8°C

Average daily low

6.1°C

Annual rainfall

753mm

Sunshine / day

7.2h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

17.8km/h

Seasonal range

16.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

61 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

149 d/yr

Annual snowfall

35.6 cm

Average feels-like high

10.2 °C

Average feels-like low

3.2 °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

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

37.8 °C

25 July 2019

Coldest day

-27.9 °C

27 January 1942

Wettest day

52 mm

12 August 1964

Windiest day

60.4 km/h

13 November 1972

Strongest gust

124.6 km/h

18 January 2007

Hottest feels-like

39.0 °C

25 July 2019

Coldest feels-like

-33.5 °C

27 January 1942

Snowiest day

16.2 cm

7 February 2021

Sunniest day

15.9 h

20 June 2025

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202536.5 °C2 July 2025-8.4 °C26 December 202510.8 °C628 mm857
202433.5 °C13 August 2024-9.5 °C11 January 202411.6 °C982 mm521
202332.9 °C9 July 2023-6.1 °C1 March 202311.2 °C1,156 mm440
202237.1 °C19 July 2022-8.1 °C14 December 202211.3 °C724 mm1737
202133.0 °C17 June 2021-18.7 °C13 February 202110.0 °C814 mm247
202034.2 °C8 August 2020-5.3 °C30 March 202011.3 °C716 mm723
201937.8 °C25 July 2019-8.0 °C21 January 201911.1 °C745 mm1439
201835.9 °C7 August 2018-10.5 °C28 February 201811.2 °C504 mm1645
201731.6 °C22 June 2017-9.8 °C6 January 201710.4 °C875 mm341
201633.1 °C26 August 2016-11.1 °C19 January 201610.3 °C642 mm959
201535.7 °C4 July 2015-6.0 °C7 February 201510.6 °C755 mm1031
201432.4 °C19 July 2014-6.1 °C26 January 201411.2 °C742 mm225
201334.9 °C2 August 2013-11.1 °C25 January 20139.4 °C684 mm773
201235.7 °C19 August 2012-16.4 °C7 February 20129.9 °C726 mm549
201131.8 °C28 June 2011-9.1 °C22 February 201110.5 °C621 mm252
201034.5 °C10 July 2010-13.7 °C27 January 20108.6 °C768 mm1094
200935.8 °C20 August 2009-17.0 °C7 January 200910.1 °C729 mm461
200831.8 °C2 July 2008-8.9 °C31 December 200810.2 °C733 mm747
200732.0 °C16 July 2007-7.5 °C22 December 200710.7 °C935 mm226
200633.8 °C19 July 2006-10.9 °C27 January 200610.5 °C669 mm1169
200531.4 °C28 May 2005-10.2 °C28 February 200510.0 °C704 mm360
200430.4 °C9 August 2004-6.7 °C29 February 20049.8 °C752 mm460
200337.3 °C12 August 2003-13.4 °C9 January 200310.1 °C519 mm1679
200234.5 °C18 June 2002-10.4 °C10 December 200210.1 °C908 mm651
200133.6 °C26 August 2001-11.4 °C23 December 20019.7 °C808 mm371
200034.0 °C20 June 2000-7.5 °C24 January 200010.5 °C750 mm438
199931.0 °C19 July 1999-9.6 °C13 February 199910.4 °C716 mm739
199831.9 °C20 July 1998-10.7 °C2 February 19989.7 °C952 mm445
199731.6 °C25 August 1997-22.0 °C2 January 19979.5 °C698 mm351
199631.6 °C7 June 1996-19.3 °C9 February 19967.7 °C663 mm299
199533.1 °C21 July 1995-11.9 °C29 December 19959.6 °C701 mm1168
199433.8 °C4 August 1994-10.3 °C14 February 199410.1 °C884 mm1534
199328.6 °C10 June 1993-12.0 °C3 January 19938.9 °C1,019 mm064
199236.1 °C9 August 1992-8.3 °C22 January 19929.9 °C788 mm435
199131.8 °C11 July 1991-13.3 °C6 February 19919.0 °C632 mm364
199034.5 °C4 August 1990-4.5 °C1 December 199010.2 °C740 mm431
198931.9 °C7 July 1989-6.3 °C30 November 198910.2 °C664 mm346
198828.6 °C23 July 1988-8.1 °C22 November 19889.7 °C814 mm041
198730.0 °C30 June 1987-20.4 °C4 March 19877.8 °C867 mm178
198631.6 °C3 August 1986-18.7 °C26 February 19868.4 °C845 mm369
198530.7 °C14 August 1985-18.4 °C6 January 19858.0 °C741 mm186
198431.1 °C31 July 1984-6.8 °C17 February 19848.7 °C808 mm267
198332.4 °C26 July 1983-11.7 °C16 February 19839.7 °C748 mm658
198231.6 °C4 June 1982-13.9 °C10 January 19829.7 °C654 mm558
198130.1 °C2 June 1981-14.0 °C20 December 19818.9 °C901 mm174
198029.5 °C14 June 1980-11.8 °C7 December 19808.5 °C743 mm074
197928.5 °C3 June 1979-19.0 °C2 January 19798.2 °C753 mm087
197829.9 °C30 July 1978-19.4 °C31 December 19788.6 °C749 mm065
197728.9 °C13 June 1977-6.3 °C30 March 19779.5 °C805 mm044
197632.7 °C4 July 1976-11.9 °C28 January 19769.3 °C675 mm672
197531.4 °C10 August 1975-8.2 °C15 December 19759.7 °C687 mm655
197431.7 °C16 August 1974-3.0 °C20 February 19749.6 °C856 mm122
197331.0 °C6 August 1973-14.9 °C2 December 19739.2 °C719 mm553
197230.8 °C19 July 1972-16.2 °C1 February 19728.6 °C749 mm351
197131.7 °C19 August 1971-18.5 °C1 January 19719.4 °C614 mm452
197029.7 °C8 July 1970-13.7 °C1 January 19708.6 °C915 mm079
196933.3 °C29 July 1969-14.8 °C21 December 19698.8 °C810 mm498
196830.1 °C2 July 1968-18.8 °C13 January 19689.1 °C823 mm174
196728.0 °C13 July 1967-10.8 °C11 December 19679.8 °C992 mm037
196630.9 °C13 August 1966-9.1 °C19 January 19669.2 °C932 mm166
196527.0 °C5 August 1965-14.8 °C22 November 19658.4 °C910 mm067
196433.1 °C18 July 1964-15.2 °C20 February 19648.9 °C656 mm575
196332.1 °C3 August 1963-17.3 °C24 February 19637.8 °C655 mm297
196227.3 °C3 September 1962-18.2 °C23 December 19627.8 °C781 mm076
196130.7 °C2 July 1961-13.0 °C27 January 19619.7 °C962 mm246
196028.1 °C30 July 1960-12.2 °C13 January 19609.3 °C872 mm058
195934.5 °C11 July 1959-10.9 °C16 January 19599.9 °C418 mm461
195827.7 °C30 August 1958-13.9 °C27 February 19588.9 °C832 mm079
195733.5 °C1 July 1957-14.9 °C17 December 19579.3 °C729 mm554
195626.1 °C29 May 1956-20.9 °C16 February 19567.5 °C820 mm085
195528.7 °C17 July 1955-15.0 °C16 February 19558.0 °C687 mm0100
195430.6 °C20 June 1954-17.0 °C1 February 19548.6 °C846 mm167
195331.1 °C12 August 1953-16.2 °C8 February 19539.7 °C622 mm358
195233.6 °C2 July 1952-11.6 °C2 December 19528.4 °C731 mm289
195130.7 °C30 August 1951-5.8 °C1 January 19519.5 °C709 mm152
195030.4 °C7 June 1950-15.3 °C31 December 19509.3 °C771 mm167
194931.6 °C5 September 1949-10.1 °C5 March 19499.8 °C700 mm159
194829.9 °C31 July 1948-11.1 °C20 February 19489.6 °C745 mm064
194734.7 °C29 July 1947-17.5 °C26 February 19478.9 °C567 mm1298
194631.4 °C4 July 1946-11.5 °C21 December 19469.0 °C659 mm279
194530.3 °C15 July 1945-13.7 °C29 January 19459.5 °C590 mm159
194431.9 °C23 August 1944-10.0 °C26 December 19449.0 °C678 mm268
194334.9 °C21 August 1943-11.2 °C10 January 19439.6 °C593 mm761
194231.3 °C29 August 1942-27.9 °C27 January 19427.9 °C590 mm494
194133.2 °C25 June 1941-19.1 °C17 January 19418.0 °C679 mm988
194028.0 °C5 August 1940-22.5 °C22 January 19407.3 °C720 mm099

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
15.2 °C
+2.4 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
+4
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
-4
Annual rainfall
628 mm
-126 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan4.7 °C+1.6 °C101 mm+38 mm
Feb5.4 °C+1.1 °C23 mm-30 mm
Mar12.4 °C+4.2 °C9 mm-49 mm
Apr16.6 °C+3.8 °C46 mm-9 mm
May19.5 °C+2.3 °C45 mm-19 mm
Jun23.5 °C+3.3 °C80 mm+11 mm
Jul23.7 °C+1.7 °C79 mm+5 mm
Aug24.9 °C+3.0 °C29 mm-42 mm
Sep20.6 °C+2.2 °C46 mm-11 mm
Oct13.5 °C+0.1 °C83 mm+24 mm
Nov9.4 °C+1.7 °C55 mm-7 mm
Dec7.1 °C+2.7 °C32 mm-36 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
36.5 °C
2 Jul 2025
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
26 Dec 2025
Wettest day
17.3 mm
4 Oct 2025
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
6 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
6 Jan 2025
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
14 Aug 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.4 °C
25 Dec 2025
Snowiest day
5.8 cm
9 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
15.9 h
20 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Vlotho?

Vlotho has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 753 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vlotho?

The hottest day measured in Vlotho between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Vlotho?

The coldest day measured in Vlotho between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -27.9 °C.

Does it snow in Vlotho?

Yes. Vlotho gets on average 35.6 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.

Has the climate of Vlotho warmed?

Yes: Vlotho warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Vlotho?

The wettest day measured in Vlotho between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Vlotho?

The windiest day measured in Vlotho between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Vlotho?

The warmest month in Vlotho is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Vlotho?

Vlotho receives on average 753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Vlotho?

Vlotho 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 Vlotho?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vlotho between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 16.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Vlotho?

Yes: Vlotho has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vlotho?

In Vlotho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 27 January 1942.

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