Bautzen climate — normals and trends
Bautzen (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 741 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bautzen averages 79 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Bautzen has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 98 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 7 August 2015) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 9 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
BautzenSaxony
- coords
- 51.18°, 14.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
741mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
36.2 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
72 mm
13 August 1948
Windiest day
51.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 July 1976
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 76 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 52 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 116 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 74 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 29 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bautzen?
Bautzen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 741 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bautzen?
The hottest day measured in Bautzen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2015, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bautzen?
The coldest day measured in Bautzen between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bautzen?
Yes. Bautzen gets on average 66.9 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Bautzen warmed?
Yes: Bautzen warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bautzen?
The wettest day measured in Bautzen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1948, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bautzen?
The windiest day measured in Bautzen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 51.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bautzen?
The warmest month in Bautzen is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bautzen?
Bautzen receives on average 741 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bautzen?
Bautzen gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bautzen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bautzen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bautzen?
Yes: Bautzen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bautzen?
In Bautzen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 9 February 1956.
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