Krakeel climate — normals and trends
Krakeel (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 769 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 (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Krakeel averages 55 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Krakeel 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 69 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -25.1 °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
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- coords
- 52.72°, 6.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
769mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 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 = 0.43 · 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
37.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
15 September 1994
Windiest day
63.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
14 February 1979
Sunniest day
16.1 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 | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 52 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 92 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 106 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 81 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 105 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 68 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krakeel?
Krakeel has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 769 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krakeel?
The hottest day measured in Krakeel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krakeel?
The coldest day measured in Krakeel between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Krakeel?
Yes. Krakeel gets on average 21.8 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Krakeel warmed?
Yes: Krakeel warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krakeel?
The wettest day measured in Krakeel between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1994, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krakeel?
The windiest day measured in Krakeel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 63.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krakeel?
The warmest month in Krakeel is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Krakeel?
Krakeel receives on average 769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krakeel?
Krakeel gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Krakeel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Krakeel between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1979, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Krakeel?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Krakeel.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krakeel?
In Krakeel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 27 January 1942.
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