Holmestrand climate — normals and trends
Holmestrand (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 1,030 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Holmestrand averages 136 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Holmestrand has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 159 to 113 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 10 August 1975) and the coldest -29.8 °C (on 10 February 1985).
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
HolmestrandVestfold
- coords
- 59.49°, 10.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,030mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
136 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
200.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 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
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
32.4 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest day
-29.8 °C
10 February 1985
Wettest day
66 mm
2 September 2015
Windiest day
38.7 km/h
31 January 2008
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
10 February 1985
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
6 November 1971
Sunniest day
17.7 h
19 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 125 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 37 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 73 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 133 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 180 mm | +79 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 184 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 93 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 123 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Holmestrand?
Holmestrand has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 1,030 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Holmestrand?
The hottest day measured in Holmestrand between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1975, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Holmestrand?
The coldest day measured in Holmestrand between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1985, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Holmestrand?
Yes. Holmestrand gets on average 200.6 cm of snow per year and has around 136 frost days.
Has the climate of Holmestrand warmed?
Yes: Holmestrand warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Holmestrand?
The wettest day measured in Holmestrand between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2015, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Holmestrand?
The windiest day measured in Holmestrand between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2008, with winds reaching 38.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Holmestrand?
The warmest month in Holmestrand is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Holmestrand?
Holmestrand receives on average 1,030 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Holmestrand?
Holmestrand 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 Holmestrand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Holmestrand between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1971, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Holmestrand?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Holmestrand.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Holmestrand?
In Holmestrand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 10 February 1985.
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