Emmen climate — normals and trends
Emmen (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 764 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Emmen averages 57 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Emmen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 72 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -25.7 °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
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- coords
- 52.78°, 6.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
764mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
37.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-25.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
80 mm
29 June 1981
Windiest day
64.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
14 February 1979
Sunniest day
16.2 h
29 June 2019
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 | 5.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 9 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 49 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 95 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 102 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 42 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 87 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Emmen?
Emmen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Emmen?
The hottest day measured in Emmen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Emmen?
The coldest day measured in Emmen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.7 °C.
Does it snow in Emmen?
Yes. Emmen gets on average 23.5 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of Emmen warmed?
Yes: Emmen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Emmen?
The wettest day measured in Emmen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Emmen?
The windiest day measured in Emmen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 64.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Emmen?
The warmest month in Emmen is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Emmen?
Emmen receives on average 764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Emmen?
Emmen gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Emmen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Emmen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1979, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Emmen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Emmen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Emmen?
In Emmen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 27 January 1942.
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