Lielvārde climate — normals and trends
Lielvārde (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 728 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 (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lielvārde averages 128 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Lielvārde 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 152 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 10 July 2006) 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
LielvārdeOgre
- coords
- 56.72°, 24.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.3°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
728mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 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
33.1 °C
10 July 2006
Coldest day
-36.2 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
51 mm
4 August 1972
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
18 October 1967
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.2 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
15 April 2001
Sunniest day
17.0 h
17 June 1940
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 | 3.2 °C | +6.0 °C | 83 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | -0.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 26 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 47 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 105 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 141 mm | +64 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 129 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 108 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 46 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 43 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lielvārde?
Lielvārde has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lielvārde?
The hottest day measured in Lielvārde between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2006, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lielvārde?
The coldest day measured in Lielvārde between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -36.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lielvārde?
Yes. Lielvārde gets on average 100.3 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Lielvārde warmed?
Yes: Lielvārde warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lielvārde?
The wettest day measured in Lielvārde between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1972, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lielvārde?
The windiest day measured in Lielvārde between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1967, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lielvārde?
The warmest month in Lielvārde is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lielvārde?
Lielvārde receives on average 728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lielvārde?
Lielvārde 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 Lielvārde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lielvārde between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2001, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lielvārde?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lielvārde.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lielvārde?
In Lielvārde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -41.2 °C on 1 February 1956.
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