Zell am See climate — normals and trends
Zell am See (Austria) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 1,596 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 (11.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zell am See averages 206 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Zell am See 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 232 to 180 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 30 June 2019) and the coldest -31.7 °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
Zell am SeeState of Salzburg
- coords
- 47.32°, 12.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
6.3°C
Average daily low
-1.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,596mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
206 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
488.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
29.2 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest day
-31.7 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
97 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
20.7 km/h
18 January 2000
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
18 January 2000
Hottest feels-like
29.4 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
44.3 cm
19 September 2011
Sunniest day
15.2 h
25 June 2025
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 | +4.5 °C | 75 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 32 mm | -53 mm |
| Mar | 5.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 142 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 76 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 9.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 202 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | +6.0 °C | 121 mm | -67 mm |
| Jul | 15.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 330 mm | +119 mm |
| Aug | 18.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 175 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 14.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 165 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 7.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 86 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 96 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 0.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 29 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zell am See?
Zell am See has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 1,596 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zell am See?
The hottest day measured in Zell am See between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2019, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zell am See?
The coldest day measured in Zell am See between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -31.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zell am See?
Yes. Zell am See gets on average 488.3 cm of snow per year and has around 206 frost days.
Has the climate of Zell am See warmed?
Yes: Zell am See warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zell am See?
The wettest day measured in Zell am See between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zell am See?
The windiest day measured in Zell am See between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2000, with winds reaching 20.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zell am See?
The warmest month in Zell am See is July (11.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zell am See?
Zell am See receives on average 1,596 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zell am See?
Zell am See 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 Zell am See?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zell am See between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2011, with 44.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zell am See?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zell am See.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zell am See?
In Zell am See, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.4 °C on 30 June 2019, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 7 January 1985.
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