Edam climate — normals and trends
Edam (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 725 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Edam averages 37 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Edam 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 51 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -18.7 °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
EdamNorth Holland
- coords
- 52.51°, 5.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
725mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 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 = 0.43 · 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
36.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
36 mm
20 August 2002
Windiest day
74.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-24.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.2 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
16.0 h
13 June 2023
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 | 5.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 4 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 68 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 90 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 80 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Edam?
Edam has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 725 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Edam?
The hottest day measured in Edam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Edam?
The coldest day measured in Edam between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Edam?
Yes. Edam gets on average 15.8 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Edam warmed?
Yes: Edam warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Edam?
The wettest day measured in Edam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2002, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Edam?
The windiest day measured in Edam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Edam?
The warmest month in Edam is August (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Edam?
Edam receives on average 725 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Edam?
Edam gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Edam?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Edam between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 11.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Edam?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Edam.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Edam?
In Edam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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