Liepāja climate — normals and trends
Liepāja (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 707 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Liepāja averages 83 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Liepāja has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -30.2 °C (on 25 January 1942).
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
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- coords
- 56.50°, 21.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
707mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
31.1 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
11 June 1949
Windiest day
75.7 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
14 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-37.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
10.8 cm
21 February 1993
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 | 4.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 111 mm | +56 mm |
| Feb | 1.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 25 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 9.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 10.8 °C | -1.9 °C | 69 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 15.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 96 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 99 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 95 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 88 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liepāja?
Liepāja has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 707 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liepāja?
The hottest day measured in Liepāja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liepāja?
The coldest day measured in Liepāja between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Liepāja?
Yes. Liepāja gets on average 74.9 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Liepāja warmed?
Yes: Liepāja warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liepāja?
The wettest day measured in Liepāja between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1949, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liepāja?
The windiest day measured in Liepāja between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 75.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liepāja?
The warmest month in Liepāja is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Liepāja?
Liepāja receives on average 707 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liepāja?
Liepāja gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liepāja?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liepāja between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1993, with 10.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liepāja?
Yes: Liepāja has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liepāja?
In Liepāja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 14 July 2021, and the lowest was -37.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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