Bickenbach climate — normals and trends
Bickenbach (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 657 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Bickenbach averages 60 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Bickenbach has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.9 °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
BickenbachHesse
- coords
- 49.76°, 8.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
657mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
60 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 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
39.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
44 mm
7 October 1982
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
24 January 1942
Sunniest day
15.1 h
18 June 2000
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 | 6.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 82 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 11 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 33 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 52 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 70 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 139 mm | +87 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bickenbach?
Bickenbach has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 657 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bickenbach?
The hottest day measured in Bickenbach between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bickenbach?
The coldest day measured in Bickenbach between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bickenbach?
Yes. Bickenbach gets on average 25.3 cm of snow per year and has around 60 frost days.
Has the climate of Bickenbach warmed?
Yes: Bickenbach warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bickenbach?
The wettest day measured in Bickenbach between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1982, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bickenbach?
The windiest day measured in Bickenbach between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bickenbach?
The warmest month in Bickenbach is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bickenbach?
Bickenbach receives on average 657 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bickenbach?
Bickenbach 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 Bickenbach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bickenbach between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bickenbach?
Yes: Bickenbach has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bickenbach?
In Bickenbach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 19 January 1940.
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