Imst climate — normals and trends
Imst (Austria) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 1,565 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 (11.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Imst averages 212 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Imst has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 238 to 186 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.7 °C (on 30 June 2019) and the coldest -35.6 °C (on 7 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
ImstTyrol
- coords
- 47.25°, 10.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.8°C
Average daily high
6.5°C
Average daily low
-2.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,565mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
7.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
212 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
453.5 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
27.7 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest day
-35.6 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
100 mm
6 August 1985
Windiest day
17.3 km/h
5 August 2022
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
28.8 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-40.3 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
40.8 cm
4 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.1 h
18 June 2000
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 | -1.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 73 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 27 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 5.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 107 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 10.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 83 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 10.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 199 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 167 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 15.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 324 mm | +114 mm |
| Aug | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 196 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 13.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 144 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 87 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 3.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 92 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 1.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 31 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Imst?
Imst has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 1,565 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Imst?
The hottest day measured in Imst between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2019, reaching 27.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Imst?
The coldest day measured in Imst between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -35.6 °C.
Does it snow in Imst?
Yes. Imst gets on average 453.5 cm of snow per year and has around 212 frost days.
Has the climate of Imst warmed?
Yes: Imst warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Imst?
The wettest day measured in Imst between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1985, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Imst?
The windiest day measured in Imst between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2022, with winds reaching 17.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Imst?
The warmest month in Imst is July (11.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Imst?
Imst receives on average 1,565 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Imst?
Imst gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Imst?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Imst between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 40.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Imst?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Imst.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Imst?
In Imst, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.8 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -40.3 °C on 7 January 1985.
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