Obdam climate — normals and trends
Obdam (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 732 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 August (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Obdam averages 28 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Obdam has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 2 February 1956).
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
ObdamNorth Holland
- coords
- 52.68°, 4.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
732mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
27.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
45.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
33.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
42 mm
5 October 2008
Windiest day
80.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-21.7 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.1 h
21 June 2025
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 | +1.0 °C | 61 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 5 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 22 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 68 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 29 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 86 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 106 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Obdam?
Obdam has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 732 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Obdam?
The hottest day measured in Obdam between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Obdam?
The coldest day measured in Obdam between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Obdam?
Yes. Obdam gets on average 15.5 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Obdam warmed?
Yes: Obdam warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Obdam?
The wettest day measured in Obdam between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2008, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Obdam?
The windiest day measured in Obdam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 80.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Obdam?
The warmest month in Obdam is August (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Obdam?
Obdam receives on average 732 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Obdam?
Obdam gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Obdam?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Obdam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Obdam?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Obdam.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Obdam?
In Obdam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -21.7 °C on 14 January 1987.
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