Apolda climate — normals and trends
Apolda (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 632 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Apolda averages 79 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Apolda 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 96 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -28.4 °C (on 18 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
ApoldaThuringia
- coords
- 51.03°, 11.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.2 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
2 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
15.8 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 55 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 46 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 52 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 83 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 77 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 56 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apolda?
Apolda has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apolda?
The hottest day measured in Apolda between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apolda?
The coldest day measured in Apolda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Apolda?
Yes. Apolda gets on average 47.3 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Apolda warmed?
Yes: Apolda warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apolda?
The wettest day measured in Apolda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apolda?
The windiest day measured in Apolda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apolda?
The warmest month in Apolda is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Apolda?
Apolda receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apolda?
Apolda 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 Apolda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Apolda between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Apolda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Apolda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apolda?
In Apolda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 2 July 1952, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 18 January 1940.
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