Annaberg-Buchholz climate — normals and trends
Annaberg-Buchholz (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 934 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Annaberg-Buchholz averages 132 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Annaberg-Buchholz has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 151 to 113 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 20 August 2012) and the coldest -28.4 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
Annaberg-BuchholzSaxony
- coords
- 50.58°, 13.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
934mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
150.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
33.5 °C
20 August 2012
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
69 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
1 November 1998
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
27.5 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
16.0 h
17 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 76 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 1.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 59 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 66 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 63 mm | -44 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 146 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 52 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 115 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 78 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Annaberg-Buchholz?
Annaberg-Buchholz has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 934 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Annaberg-Buchholz?
The hottest day measured in Annaberg-Buchholz between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Annaberg-Buchholz?
The coldest day measured in Annaberg-Buchholz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Annaberg-Buchholz?
Yes. Annaberg-Buchholz gets on average 150.5 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Annaberg-Buchholz warmed?
Yes: Annaberg-Buchholz warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Annaberg-Buchholz?
The wettest day measured in Annaberg-Buchholz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Annaberg-Buchholz?
The windiest day measured in Annaberg-Buchholz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1998, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Annaberg-Buchholz?
The warmest month in Annaberg-Buchholz is July (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Annaberg-Buchholz?
Annaberg-Buchholz receives on average 934 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Annaberg-Buchholz?
Annaberg-Buchholz gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Annaberg-Buchholz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Annaberg-Buchholz between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 27.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Annaberg-Buchholz?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Annaberg-Buchholz.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Annaberg-Buchholz?
In Annaberg-Buchholz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 1 February 1956.
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