Bamberg climate — normals and trends
Bamberg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 802 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bamberg averages 83 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Bamberg 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 99 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -28.0 °C (on 19 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
BambergBavaria
- coords
- 49.90°, 10.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
802mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 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
37.6 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
45 mm
9 July 2021
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
4 December 1981
Sunniest day
15.5 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 82 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 23 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 25 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 65 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 98 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 52 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 130 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bamberg?
Bamberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 802 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bamberg?
The hottest day measured in Bamberg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bamberg?
The coldest day measured in Bamberg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bamberg?
Yes. Bamberg gets on average 61.6 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Bamberg warmed?
Yes: Bamberg warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bamberg?
The wettest day measured in Bamberg between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2021, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bamberg?
The windiest day measured in Bamberg between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bamberg?
The warmest month in Bamberg is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bamberg?
Bamberg receives on average 802 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bamberg?
Bamberg 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 Bamberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bamberg between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1981, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bamberg?
Yes: Bamberg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bamberg?
In Bamberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 19 January 1940.
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