Limbaži climate — normals and trends
Limbaži (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 734 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Limbaži averages 130 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Limbaži has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 153 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 29 July 2018) and the coldest -36.9 °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
LimbažiLimbaži Municipality
- coords
- 57.51°, 24.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
734mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
32.5 °C
29 July 2018
Coldest day
-36.9 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
56 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
64.3 km/h
2 November 1969
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
2 November 1969
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.1 °C
11 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
20 January 1959
Sunniest day
17.0 h
10 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.3 °C | +6.2 °C | 109 mm | +62 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 7.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 20 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 88 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 129 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 118 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 102 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 55 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Limbaži?
Limbaži has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limbaži?
The hottest day measured in Limbaži between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2018, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Limbaži?
The coldest day measured in Limbaži between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -36.9 °C.
Does it snow in Limbaži?
Yes. Limbaži gets on average 100.0 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Limbaži warmed?
Yes: Limbaži warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Limbaži?
The wettest day measured in Limbaži between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Limbaži?
The windiest day measured in Limbaži between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1969, with winds reaching 64.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Limbaži?
The warmest month in Limbaži is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Limbaži?
Limbaži receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Limbaži?
Limbaži gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Limbaži?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Limbaži between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1959, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Limbaži?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Limbaži.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Limbaži?
In Limbaži, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -42.1 °C on 11 January 1987.
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