Wissembourg climate — normals and trends
Wissembourg (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 751 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Wissembourg averages 58 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Wissembourg has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 73 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -23.0 °C (on 23 January 1940).
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
WissembourgGrand Est
- coords
- 49.04°, 7.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
751mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
39.1 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-23.0 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
51 mm
20 November 2015
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-28.4 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
7 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 July 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 | 6.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 92 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 15 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 35 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 68 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 91 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 57 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 172 mm | +115 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 70 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wissembourg?
Wissembourg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 751 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wissembourg?
The hottest day measured in Wissembourg between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wissembourg?
The coldest day measured in Wissembourg between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -23.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wissembourg?
Yes. Wissembourg gets on average 31.0 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Wissembourg warmed?
Yes: Wissembourg warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wissembourg?
The wettest day measured in Wissembourg between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2015, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wissembourg?
The windiest day measured in Wissembourg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wissembourg?
The warmest month in Wissembourg is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Wissembourg?
Wissembourg receives on average 751 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wissembourg?
Wissembourg 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 Wissembourg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wissembourg between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wissembourg?
Yes: Wissembourg has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wissembourg?
In Wissembourg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -28.4 °C on 19 January 1940.
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