Steenbergen climate — normals and trends
Steenbergen (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 742 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Steenbergen averages 40 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Steenbergen 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 55 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.5 °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
SteenbergenNorth Brabant
- coords
- 51.58°, 4.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
742mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 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
38.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
43 mm
24 August 2002
Windiest day
65.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
27 December 2014
Sunniest day
16.0 h
23 June 2008
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 | 5.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 7 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 89 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 45 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 86 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 26 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Steenbergen?
Steenbergen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 742 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Steenbergen?
The hottest day measured in Steenbergen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Steenbergen?
The coldest day measured in Steenbergen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Steenbergen?
Yes. Steenbergen gets on average 14.6 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Steenbergen warmed?
Yes: Steenbergen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Steenbergen?
The wettest day measured in Steenbergen between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2002, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Steenbergen?
The windiest day measured in Steenbergen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 65.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Steenbergen?
The warmest month in Steenbergen is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Steenbergen?
Steenbergen receives on average 742 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Steenbergen?
Steenbergen gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Steenbergen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Steenbergen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2014, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Steenbergen?
Yes: Steenbergen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Steenbergen?
In Steenbergen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 27 January 1942.
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