Bischofshofen climate — normals and trends
Bischofshofen (Austria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,743 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 (14.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bischofshofen averages 177 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Bischofshofen has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 209 to 145 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 28 July 2013) and the coldest -31.5 °C (on 8 January 1985).
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
BischofshofenState of Salzburg
- coords
- 47.42°, 13.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,743mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
414.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
32.8 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest day
-31.5 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
91 mm
9 August 1970
Windiest day
20.5 km/h
29 October 2017
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2000
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
45.9 cm
14 September 2024
Sunniest day
15.4 h
22 June 2025
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 | 2.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 72 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 35 mm | -70 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 151 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 64 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 217 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +5.7 °C | 121 mm | -90 mm |
| Jul | 19.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 342 mm | +120 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 156 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 150 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 119 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 100 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 30 mm | -87 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bischofshofen?
Bischofshofen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,743 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bischofshofen?
The hottest day measured in Bischofshofen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2013, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bischofshofen?
The coldest day measured in Bischofshofen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -31.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bischofshofen?
Yes. Bischofshofen gets on average 414.8 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Bischofshofen warmed?
Yes: Bischofshofen warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bischofshofen?
The wettest day measured in Bischofshofen between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1970, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bischofshofen?
The windiest day measured in Bischofshofen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2017, with winds reaching 20.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bischofshofen?
The warmest month in Bischofshofen is July (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bischofshofen?
Bischofshofen receives on average 1,743 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bischofshofen?
Bischofshofen gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bischofshofen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bischofshofen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2024, with 45.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bischofshofen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bischofshofen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bischofshofen?
In Bischofshofen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 28 July 2013, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 8 January 1985.
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