Lienz climate — normals and trends
Lienz (Austria) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 1,360 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 (12.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lienz averages 202 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Lienz has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 227 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -34.2 °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
LienzTyrol
- coords
- 46.83°, 12.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,360mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
202 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
343.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
29.5 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-34.2 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
133 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
18.8 km/h
16 March 1962
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
29.4 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-38.8 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
74.8 cm
5 December 2020
Sunniest day
15.2 h
25 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 91 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 37 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 4.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 122 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 8.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 104 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 11.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 224 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 146 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 16.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 232 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 17.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 175 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 14.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 164 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 8.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 67 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 86 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 17 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lienz?
Lienz has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 1,360 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lienz?
The hottest day measured in Lienz between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lienz?
The coldest day measured in Lienz between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -34.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lienz?
Yes. Lienz gets on average 343.3 cm of snow per year and has around 202 frost days.
Has the climate of Lienz warmed?
Yes: Lienz warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lienz?
The wettest day measured in Lienz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lienz?
The windiest day measured in Lienz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1962, with winds reaching 18.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lienz?
The warmest month in Lienz is July (12.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lienz?
Lienz receives on average 1,360 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lienz?
Lienz gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lienz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lienz between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 2020, with 74.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lienz?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lienz.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lienz?
In Lienz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.4 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -38.8 °C on 7 January 1985.
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