Dobele climate — normals and trends
Dobele (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 620 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dobele averages 120 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Dobele has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 143 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 30 July 1994) 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
DobeleDobele Municipality
- coords
- 56.62°, 23.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
33.2 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest day
-36.2 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
66 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-41.4 °C
8 February 1956
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
12 April 1966
Sunniest day
17.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | +5.7 °C | 84 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 0.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 36 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 91 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 91 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 155 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 54 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 71 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dobele?
Dobele has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dobele?
The hottest day measured in Dobele between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1994, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dobele?
The coldest day measured in Dobele between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -36.2 °C.
Does it snow in Dobele?
Yes. Dobele gets on average 80.3 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Dobele warmed?
Yes: Dobele warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dobele?
The wettest day measured in Dobele between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dobele?
The windiest day measured in Dobele between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dobele?
The warmest month in Dobele is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dobele?
Dobele receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dobele?
Dobele gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dobele?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dobele between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1966, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dobele?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dobele.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dobele?
In Dobele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 30 July 1994, and the lowest was -41.4 °C on 8 February 1956.
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