Schwaz climate — normals and trends
Schwaz (Austria) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 1,573 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 (11.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Schwaz averages 202 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Schwaz has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 232 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.1 °C (on 30 June 2019) and the coldest -33.9 °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
SchwazTyrol
- coords
- 47.35°, 11.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
7.0°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,573mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
202 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
451.4 cm
Average feels-like high
4.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
29.1 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest day
-33.9 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
97 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
19.8 km/h
21 May 1983
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
29.6 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-39.0 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
55.0 cm
4 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.2 h
25 June 2023
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 | 0.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 77 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 33 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 6.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 123 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 81 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 10.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 210 mm | +54 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 149 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 15.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 319 mm | +109 mm |
| Aug | 18.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 151 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 14.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 157 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 8.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 86 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 3.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 99 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 30 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schwaz?
Schwaz has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 1,573 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schwaz?
The hottest day measured in Schwaz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2019, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schwaz?
The coldest day measured in Schwaz between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -33.9 °C.
Does it snow in Schwaz?
Yes. Schwaz gets on average 451.4 cm of snow per year and has around 202 frost days.
Has the climate of Schwaz warmed?
Yes: Schwaz warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schwaz?
The wettest day measured in Schwaz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schwaz?
The windiest day measured in Schwaz between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1983, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schwaz?
The warmest month in Schwaz is July (11.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Schwaz?
Schwaz receives on average 1,573 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schwaz?
Schwaz 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 Schwaz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schwaz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 55.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schwaz?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schwaz.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schwaz?
In Schwaz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.6 °C on 30 June 2019, and the lowest was -39.0 °C on 7 January 1985.
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