Appingedam climate — normals and trends
Appingedam (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 766 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Appingedam averages 50 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Appingedam has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.6 °C (on 13 February 1940).
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
AppingedamGroningen
- coords
- 53.32°, 6.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
766mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 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
35.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.6 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
7 July 1994
Windiest day
68.9 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.3 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 63 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 10 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 104 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 94 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 81 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Appingedam?
Appingedam has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 766 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Appingedam?
The hottest day measured in Appingedam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Appingedam?
The coldest day measured in Appingedam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Appingedam?
Yes. Appingedam gets on average 22.2 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Appingedam warmed?
Yes: Appingedam warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Appingedam?
The wettest day measured in Appingedam between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1994, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Appingedam?
The windiest day measured in Appingedam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 68.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Appingedam?
The warmest month in Appingedam is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Appingedam?
Appingedam receives on average 766 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Appingedam?
Appingedam gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Appingedam?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Appingedam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Appingedam?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Appingedam.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Appingedam?
In Appingedam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 13 February 1940.
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