Liezen climate — normals and trends
Liezen (Austria) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 1,503 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 (13.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liezen averages 186 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Liezen 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 213 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 28 July 2013) and the coldest -30.6 °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
LiezenStyria
- coords
- 47.57°, 14.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
-0.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,503mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
369.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 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
30.3 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
63 mm
14 September 2024
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
29 October 2017
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
18 January 2000
Hottest feels-like
32.2 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
43.3 cm
14 September 2024
Sunniest day
15.6 h
19 June 2017
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 | 0.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 50 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 6.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 131 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 10.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 77 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 188 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 127 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 304 mm | +103 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 145 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 138 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 8.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 100 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 76 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 1.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 26 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liezen?
Liezen has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 1,503 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liezen?
The hottest day measured in Liezen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2013, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liezen?
The coldest day measured in Liezen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Liezen?
Yes. Liezen gets on average 369.0 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Liezen warmed?
Yes: Liezen warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liezen?
The wettest day measured in Liezen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2024, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liezen?
The windiest day measured in Liezen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2017, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liezen?
The warmest month in Liezen is July (13.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Liezen?
Liezen receives on average 1,503 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liezen?
Liezen 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 Liezen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liezen between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2024, with 43.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liezen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Liezen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liezen?
In Liezen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.2 °C on 28 July 2013, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 7 January 1985.
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