Ries climate — normals and trends
Ries (Austria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 738 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ries averages 109 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Ries has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 129 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -28.8 °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
RiesStyria
- coords
- 47.08°, 15.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 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
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.7 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-28.8 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
31 May 1967
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
16 March 1962
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
17 February 1962
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
10 February 1986
Sunniest day
15.3 h
19 June 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 21 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 103 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 63 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 82 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 39 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 66 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 141 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 50 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ries?
Ries has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ries?
The hottest day measured in Ries between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ries?
The coldest day measured in Ries between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -28.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ries?
Yes. Ries gets on average 66.5 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Ries warmed?
Yes: Ries warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ries?
The wettest day measured in Ries between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1967, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ries?
The windiest day measured in Ries between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1962, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ries?
The warmest month in Ries is July (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ries?
Ries receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ries?
Ries gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ries?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ries between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1986, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ries?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ries.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ries?
In Ries, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 24 January 1942.
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