Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petegem features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (40 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 783 mm (30.8 inches) and receives 142 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Petegem enjoys an average of 3443 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 1 minutes to 16 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Petegem are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 6 °C (40 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petegem experiences 23 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 23 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Average high | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Daily mean | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -6°C (21°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Petegem, Flanders, Belgium with other places around the world.
Petegem usually has the most precipitation in August, October and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Petegem are April, May and September. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) | 67 (2.6) | 69 (2.7) | 39 (1.5) | 57 (2.2) | 60 (2.4) | 58 (2.3) | 77 (3.0) | 54 (2.1) | 82 (3.2) | 58 (2.3) | 96 (3.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
The sunniest months in Petegem are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Petegem: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119 | 200 | 269 | 346 | 397 | 404 | 411 | 380 | 319 | 246 | 197 | 149 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 30m | 10h 2m | 11h 55m | 13h 51m | 15h 31m | 16h 24m | 15h 56m | 14h 26m | 12h 34m | 10h 39m | 8h 56m | 8h 1m |
Petegem experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Petegem UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |