Ventspils climate — normals and trends
Ventspils (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 775 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 August (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ventspils averages 68 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Ventspils 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 92 to 44 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.8 °C (on 3 August 2014) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 24 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
- 57.39°, 21.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
775mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
31.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
87.2 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
27.8 °C
3 August 2014
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
28 August 2007
Windiest day
80.3 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
30.3 °C
15 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
17 January 1955
Sunniest day
17.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 113 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 7.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 9.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 41 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 14.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 18.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 108 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 86 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 99 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 64 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ventspils?
Ventspils has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 775 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ventspils?
The hottest day measured in Ventspils between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2014, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ventspils?
The coldest day measured in Ventspils between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ventspils?
Yes. Ventspils gets on average 87.2 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Ventspils warmed?
Yes: Ventspils warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ventspils?
The wettest day measured in Ventspils between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2007, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ventspils?
The windiest day measured in Ventspils between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 80.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ventspils?
The warmest month in Ventspils is August (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ventspils?
Ventspils receives on average 775 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ventspils?
Ventspils 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 Ventspils?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ventspils between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1955, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ventspils?
Yes: Ventspils has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ventspils?
In Ventspils, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.3 °C on 15 July 2021, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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