Kapelle climate — normals and trends
Kapelle (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 726 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kapelle averages 35 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Kapelle has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -19.7 °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
KapelleZeeland
- coords
- 51.49°, 3.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
726mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-19.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
45 mm
29 August 1996
Windiest day
69.6 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-25.1 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
27 December 2014
Sunniest day
16.0 h
1 July 1940
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 | +0.7 °C | 94 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 90 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kapelle?
Kapelle has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 726 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kapelle?
The hottest day measured in Kapelle between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kapelle?
The coldest day measured in Kapelle between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -19.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kapelle?
Yes. Kapelle gets on average 13.6 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Kapelle warmed?
Yes: Kapelle warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kapelle?
The wettest day measured in Kapelle between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kapelle?
The windiest day measured in Kapelle between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 69.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kapelle?
The warmest month in Kapelle is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kapelle?
Kapelle receives on average 726 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kapelle?
Kapelle gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kapelle?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kapelle between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2014, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kapelle?
Yes: Kapelle has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kapelle?
In Kapelle, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -25.1 °C on 27 January 1942.
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