Westerstede climate — normals and trends
Westerstede (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 798 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Westerstede averages 61 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Westerstede has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.5 °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
WesterstedeLower Saxony
- coords
- 53.26°, 7.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
798mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
36.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
8 February 1966
Sunniest day
16.3 h
21 June 2025
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 | +1.6 °C | 68 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 14 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 40 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 118 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 114 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 84 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Westerstede?
Westerstede has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 798 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Westerstede?
The hottest day measured in Westerstede between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Westerstede?
The coldest day measured in Westerstede between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Westerstede?
Yes. Westerstede gets on average 27.4 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Westerstede warmed?
Yes: Westerstede warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Westerstede?
The wettest day measured in Westerstede between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Westerstede?
The windiest day measured in Westerstede between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Westerstede?
The warmest month in Westerstede is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Westerstede?
Westerstede receives on average 798 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Westerstede?
Westerstede gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Westerstede?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Westerstede between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1966, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Westerstede?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Westerstede.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Westerstede?
In Westerstede, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 13 February 1940.
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