Lichtenegg climate — normals and trends
Lichtenegg (Austria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 856 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lichtenegg averages 88 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Lichtenegg has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -28.6 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
LichteneggUpper Austria
- coords
- 48.15°, 14.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
856mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
88 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
71.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
36.4 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
132 mm
7 August 2002
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
19 January 2007
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
15.7 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 80 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 33 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 73 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 45 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 147 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 58 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 23 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lichtenegg?
Lichtenegg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 856 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lichtenegg?
The hottest day measured in Lichtenegg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lichtenegg?
The coldest day measured in Lichtenegg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lichtenegg?
Yes. Lichtenegg gets on average 71.0 cm of snow per year and has around 88 frost days.
Has the climate of Lichtenegg warmed?
Yes: Lichtenegg warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lichtenegg?
The wettest day measured in Lichtenegg between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2002, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lichtenegg?
The windiest day measured in Lichtenegg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2007, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lichtenegg?
The warmest month in Lichtenegg is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lichtenegg?
Lichtenegg receives on average 856 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lichtenegg?
Lichtenegg 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 Lichtenegg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lichtenegg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lichtenegg?
Yes: Lichtenegg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lichtenegg?
In Lichtenegg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 10 February 1956.
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