Aizpute climate — normals and trends
Aizpute (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 696 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 (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Aizpute averages 111 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Aizpute has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -36.2 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
AizputeSouth Kurzeme Municipality
- coords
- 56.72°, 21.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
9.7°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
696mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
33.6 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-36.2 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
56 mm
28 July 1988
Windiest day
59.8 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
30 June 1997
Coldest feels-like
-40.7 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
13.6 cm
17 January 1955
Sunniest day
17.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 100 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 11.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | -2.5 °C | 67 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 72 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 125 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 98 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 87 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 63 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aizpute?
Aizpute has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 696 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aizpute?
The hottest day measured in Aizpute between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aizpute?
The coldest day measured in Aizpute between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -36.2 °C.
Does it snow in Aizpute?
Yes. Aizpute gets on average 81.2 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Aizpute warmed?
Yes: Aizpute warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aizpute?
The wettest day measured in Aizpute between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1988, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aizpute?
The windiest day measured in Aizpute between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aizpute?
The warmest month in Aizpute is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Aizpute?
Aizpute receives on average 696 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aizpute?
Aizpute gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aizpute?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aizpute between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1955, with 13.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aizpute?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Aizpute.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aizpute?
In Aizpute, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 30 June 1997, and the lowest was -40.7 °C on 1 February 1956.
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