Selwerd climate — normals and trends
Selwerd (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 752 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Selwerd averages 50 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Selwerd 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 65 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 24 July 2019) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 13 February 1940).
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
SelwerdGroningen
- coords
- 53.24°, 6.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
752mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
34.9 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
7 July 1994
Windiest day
67.9 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.3 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 10 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 97 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 101 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Selwerd?
Selwerd has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 752 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Selwerd?
The hottest day measured in Selwerd between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Selwerd?
The coldest day measured in Selwerd between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Selwerd?
Yes. Selwerd gets on average 21.1 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Selwerd warmed?
Yes: Selwerd warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Selwerd?
The wettest day measured in Selwerd between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1994, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Selwerd?
The windiest day measured in Selwerd between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 67.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Selwerd?
The warmest month in Selwerd is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Selwerd?
Selwerd receives on average 752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Selwerd?
Selwerd 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 Selwerd?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Selwerd between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Selwerd?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Selwerd.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Selwerd?
In Selwerd, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 13 February 1940.
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