Spittal an der Drau climate — normals and trends
Spittal an der Drau (Austria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 1,160 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 (14.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Spittal an der Drau averages 167 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Spittal an der Drau has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 3 August 2013) and the coldest -32.5 °C (on 8 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
Spittal an der DrauCarinthia
- coords
- 46.80°, 13.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,160mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
167 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
242.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °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
32.1 °C
3 August 2013
Coldest day
-32.5 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
90 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
19.1 km/h
17 April 1954
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
27 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-37.3 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
44.7 cm
23 February 2024
Sunniest day
15.3 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 96 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 127 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 89 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 186 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 78 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 146 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 102 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 149 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 69 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 95 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 16 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Spittal an der Drau?
Spittal an der Drau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 1,160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Spittal an der Drau?
The hottest day measured in Spittal an der Drau between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2013, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Spittal an der Drau?
The coldest day measured in Spittal an der Drau between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -32.5 °C.
Does it snow in Spittal an der Drau?
Yes. Spittal an der Drau gets on average 242.1 cm of snow per year and has around 167 frost days.
Has the climate of Spittal an der Drau warmed?
Yes: Spittal an der Drau warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Spittal an der Drau?
The wettest day measured in Spittal an der Drau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Spittal an der Drau?
The windiest day measured in Spittal an der Drau between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1954, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Spittal an der Drau?
The warmest month in Spittal an der Drau is July (14.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Spittal an der Drau?
Spittal an der Drau receives on average 1,160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Spittal an der Drau?
Spittal an der Drau gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Spittal an der Drau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Spittal an der Drau between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2024, with 44.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Spittal an der Drau?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Spittal an der Drau.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Spittal an der Drau?
In Spittal an der Drau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -37.3 °C on 8 January 1985.
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