Ķekava climate — normals and trends
Ķekava (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 692 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ķekava averages 122 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Ķekava has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 146 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 8 July 2006) and the coldest -35.8 °C (on 8 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
ĶekavaĶekava
- coords
- 56.83°, 24.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
692mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.5 cm
Average feels-like high
7.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
33.3 °C
8 July 2006
Coldest day
-35.8 °C
8 February 1956
Wettest day
84 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
18 October 1967
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
35.4 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-41.0 °C
8 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
15 April 2001
Sunniest day
17.0 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 80 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 21 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 100 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 133 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 136 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 99 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 76 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 40 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ķekava?
Ķekava has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 692 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ķekava?
The hottest day measured in Ķekava between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2006, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ķekava?
The coldest day measured in Ķekava between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1956, at -35.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ķekava?
Yes. Ķekava gets on average 86.5 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Ķekava warmed?
Yes: Ķekava warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ķekava?
The wettest day measured in Ķekava between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ķekava?
The windiest day measured in Ķekava between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1967, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ķekava?
The warmest month in Ķekava is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ķekava?
Ķekava receives on average 692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ķekava?
Ķekava 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 Ķekava?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ķekava between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2001, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ķekava?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ķekava.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ķekava?
In Ķekava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 30 July 1994, and the lowest was -41.0 °C on 8 February 1956.
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