Urk climate — normals and trends
Urk (The Netherlands) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 932 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Urk averages 24 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Urk has warmed by +1.8 °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 35 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -13.1 °C (on 22 January 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
UrkFlevoland
- coords
- 52.66°, 5.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
932mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
27.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
30.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-13.1 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
51 mm
25 July 2021
Windiest day
82.9 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.5 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.1 h
27 June 2005
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 | 5.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 76 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 36 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 9.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 56 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 85 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 113 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 135 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 97 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urk?
Urk has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 932 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urk?
The hottest day measured in Urk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urk?
The coldest day measured in Urk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Urk?
Yes. Urk gets on average 16.9 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Urk warmed?
Yes: Urk warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urk?
The wettest day measured in Urk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2021, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urk?
The windiest day measured in Urk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 82.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urk?
The warmest month in Urk is August (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Urk?
Urk receives on average 932 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urk?
Urk gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Urk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Urk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Urk?
Yes: Urk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urk?
In Urk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -22.5 °C on 14 January 1987.
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