Schengen climate — normals and trends
Schengen (Luxembourg) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °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 July (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Schengen averages 65 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Schengen has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 79 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 23 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
- 49.47°, 6.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
775mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
69 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
28 February 2010
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.3 h
29 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 118 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 6.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 59 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 82 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 163 mm | +101 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 93 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 9.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schengen?
Schengen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 775 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schengen?
The hottest day measured in Schengen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schengen?
The coldest day measured in Schengen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Schengen?
Yes. Schengen gets on average 30.8 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Schengen warmed?
Yes: Schengen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schengen?
The wettest day measured in Schengen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schengen?
The windiest day measured in Schengen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2010, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schengen?
The warmest month in Schengen is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Schengen?
Schengen receives on average 775 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schengen?
Schengen 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 Schengen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schengen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schengen?
Yes: Schengen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schengen?
In Schengen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 23 January 1942.
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