Helden climate — normals and trends
Helden (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 749 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Helden averages 48 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Helden has warmed by +2.1 °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 62 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.1 °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
HeldenLimburg
- coords
- 51.32°, 6.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
749mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
41.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
46 mm
9 July 2014
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.9 cm
27 December 2014
Sunniest day
15.6 h
24 June 2020
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 | +0.8 °C | 132 mm | +71 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 56 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 62 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 78 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 79 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Helden?
Helden has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Helden?
The hottest day measured in Helden between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Helden?
The coldest day measured in Helden between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Helden?
Yes. Helden gets on average 20.1 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Helden warmed?
Yes: Helden warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Helden?
The wettest day measured in Helden between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2014, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Helden?
The windiest day measured in Helden between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Helden?
The warmest month in Helden is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Helden?
Helden receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Helden?
Helden gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Helden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Helden between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2014, with 11.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Helden?
Yes: Helden has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Helden?
In Helden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 27 January 1942.
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