Biesenthal climate — normals and trends
Biesenthal (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 608 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 (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Biesenthal averages 79 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Biesenthal has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °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 37.2 °C (on 1 August 1994) and the coldest -25.3 °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
BiesenthalBrandenburg
- coords
- 52.77°, 13.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
608mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 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
37.2 °C
1 August 1994
Coldest day
-25.3 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
68 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
11 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 69 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 35 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 41 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 150 mm | +79 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 67 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Biesenthal?
Biesenthal has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 608 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Biesenthal?
The hottest day measured in Biesenthal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1994, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Biesenthal?
The coldest day measured in Biesenthal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -25.3 °C.
Does it snow in Biesenthal?
Yes. Biesenthal gets on average 41.4 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Biesenthal warmed?
Yes: Biesenthal warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Biesenthal?
The wettest day measured in Biesenthal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Biesenthal?
The windiest day measured in Biesenthal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Biesenthal?
The warmest month in Biesenthal is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Biesenthal?
Biesenthal receives on average 608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Biesenthal?
Biesenthal gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Biesenthal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Biesenthal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1990, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Biesenthal?
Yes: Biesenthal has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Biesenthal?
In Biesenthal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 9 February 1956.
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