Fürstenfeld climate — normals and trends
Fürstenfeld (Austria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 699 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fürstenfeld averages 102 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Fürstenfeld has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 120 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 24 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
FürstenfeldStyria
- coords
- 47.05°, 16.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
73 mm
4 August 2009
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
16 March 1962
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
19 November 2004
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-34.5 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
17 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.3 h
21 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 21 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 93 mm | +48 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 52 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 71 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 44 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 102 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 72 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 36 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fürstenfeld?
Fürstenfeld has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fürstenfeld?
The hottest day measured in Fürstenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fürstenfeld?
The coldest day measured in Fürstenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fürstenfeld?
Yes. Fürstenfeld gets on average 48.9 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Fürstenfeld warmed?
Yes: Fürstenfeld warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fürstenfeld?
The wettest day measured in Fürstenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2009, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fürstenfeld?
The windiest day measured in Fürstenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1962, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fürstenfeld?
The warmest month in Fürstenfeld is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Fürstenfeld?
Fürstenfeld receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fürstenfeld?
Fürstenfeld gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fürstenfeld?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fürstenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1966, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fürstenfeld?
Yes: Fürstenfeld has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fürstenfeld?
In Fürstenfeld, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 24 January 1942.
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