Schagen climate — normals and trends
Schagen (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 764 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Schagen averages 21 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Schagen 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 32 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -12.8 °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
SchagenNorth Holland
- coords
- 52.79°, 4.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
764mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
29.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
45.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 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
30.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.8 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
48 mm
5 October 2008
Windiest day
82.2 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
25 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-20.7 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.1 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 63 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 110 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 124 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 107 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schagen?
Schagen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schagen?
The hottest day measured in Schagen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schagen?
The coldest day measured in Schagen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Schagen?
Yes. Schagen gets on average 14.6 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Schagen warmed?
Yes: Schagen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schagen?
The wettest day measured in Schagen between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2008, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schagen?
The windiest day measured in Schagen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 82.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schagen?
The warmest month in Schagen is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Schagen?
Schagen receives on average 764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schagen?
Schagen gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schagen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schagen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schagen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schagen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schagen?
In Schagen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 25 June 2019, and the lowest was -20.7 °C on 14 January 1987.
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