Epe climate — normals and trends
Epe (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 774 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Epe averages 54 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Epe 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 68 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -25.3 °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
EpeGelderland
- coords
- 52.35°, 5.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
774mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-25.3 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
73 mm
12 August 1958
Windiest day
61.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-30.8 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
16.0 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 | 5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 7 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 45 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 74 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 110 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 83 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 103 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Epe?
Epe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 774 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Epe?
The hottest day measured in Epe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Epe?
The coldest day measured in Epe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.3 °C.
Does it snow in Epe?
Yes. Epe gets on average 20.8 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Epe warmed?
Yes: Epe warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Epe?
The wettest day measured in Epe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1958, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Epe?
The windiest day measured in Epe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 61.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Epe?
The warmest month in Epe is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Epe?
Epe receives on average 774 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Epe?
Epe 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 Epe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Epe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Epe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Epe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Epe?
In Epe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -30.8 °C on 27 January 1942.
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