Benthuizen climate — normals and trends
Benthuizen (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 748 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Benthuizen averages 39 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Benthuizen 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 53 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 27 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
BenthuizenSouth Holland
- coords
- 52.08°, 4.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
748mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
14 July 2011
Windiest day
73.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.0 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
27 December 2014
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 1994
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 100 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 58 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 69 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benthuizen?
Benthuizen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 748 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benthuizen?
The hottest day measured in Benthuizen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benthuizen?
The coldest day measured in Benthuizen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Benthuizen?
Yes. Benthuizen gets on average 15.1 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Benthuizen warmed?
Yes: Benthuizen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benthuizen?
The wettest day measured in Benthuizen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2011, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benthuizen?
The windiest day measured in Benthuizen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 73.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benthuizen?
The warmest month in Benthuizen is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Benthuizen?
Benthuizen receives on average 748 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benthuizen?
Benthuizen gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benthuizen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benthuizen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2014, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benthuizen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Benthuizen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benthuizen?
In Benthuizen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.0 °C on 27 January 1942.
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