Barth climate — normals and trends
Barth (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 655 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Barth averages 71 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Barth 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 94 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -24.5 °C (on 16 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
BarthMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 54.36°, 12.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 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
35.5 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
71 mm
22 July 2025
Windiest day
65.1 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
1 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-28.9 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.1 h
2 July 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 | 4.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 18 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 83 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 179 mm | +102 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 65 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 83 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barth?
Barth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barth?
The hottest day measured in Barth between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barth?
The coldest day measured in Barth between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Barth?
Yes. Barth gets on average 41.7 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Barth warmed?
Yes: Barth warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barth?
The wettest day measured in Barth between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2025, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barth?
The windiest day measured in Barth between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 65.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barth?
The warmest month in Barth is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Barth?
Barth receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barth?
Barth gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barth between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Barth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barth?
In Barth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 1 August 1994, and the lowest was -28.9 °C on 16 February 1956.
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