Amberg climate — normals and trends
Amberg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 812 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Amberg averages 92 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Amberg has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -26.7 °C (on 23 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
AmbergBavaria
- coords
- 49.44°, 11.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
812mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
36.6 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-26.7 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
48 mm
30 May 1940
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
19 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
15 February 1990
Sunniest day
15.4 h
22 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 | 3.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 22 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 67 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 120 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 48 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 114 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 80 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amberg?
Amberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 812 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amberg?
The hottest day measured in Amberg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amberg?
The coldest day measured in Amberg between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -26.7 °C.
Does it snow in Amberg?
Yes. Amberg gets on average 74.5 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Amberg warmed?
Yes: Amberg warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amberg?
The wettest day measured in Amberg between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1940, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amberg?
The windiest day measured in Amberg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amberg?
The warmest month in Amberg is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Amberg?
Amberg receives on average 812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amberg?
Amberg gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Amberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Amberg between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1990, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Amberg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Amberg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amberg?
In Amberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 19 August 1943, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 23 January 1942.
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