Lelystad climate — normals and trends
Lelystad (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 836 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lelystad averages 36 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Lelystad 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 50 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -18.5 °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
LelystadFlevoland
- coords
- 52.51°, 5.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
836mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
46 mm
12 August 1958
Windiest day
73.2 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
7 February 2021
Sunniest day
16.1 h
29 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 6.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 7 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 83 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 102 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 110 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lelystad?
Lelystad has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 836 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lelystad?
The hottest day measured in Lelystad between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lelystad?
The coldest day measured in Lelystad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lelystad?
Yes. Lelystad gets on average 17.7 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Lelystad warmed?
Yes: Lelystad warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lelystad?
The wettest day measured in Lelystad between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1958, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lelystad?
The windiest day measured in Lelystad between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 73.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lelystad?
The warmest month in Lelystad is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lelystad?
Lelystad receives on average 836 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lelystad?
Lelystad gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lelystad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lelystad between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2021, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lelystad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lelystad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lelystad?
In Lelystad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 27 January 1942.
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