Bischofswerda climate — normals and trends
Bischofswerda (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 728 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bischofswerda averages 78 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Bischofswerda has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 19 June 2022) and the coldest -27.1 °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
BischofswerdaSaxony
- coords
- 51.13°, 14.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
728mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.3 °C
19 June 2022
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
83 mm
13 August 1948
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
16.0 h
11 June 1940
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 | 5.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 74 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 33 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 33 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 50 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 49 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 104 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 88 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 74 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bischofswerda?
Bischofswerda has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bischofswerda?
The hottest day measured in Bischofswerda between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2022, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bischofswerda?
The coldest day measured in Bischofswerda between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bischofswerda?
Yes. Bischofswerda gets on average 63.6 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Bischofswerda warmed?
Yes: Bischofswerda warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bischofswerda?
The wettest day measured in Bischofswerda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1948, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bischofswerda?
The windiest day measured in Bischofswerda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bischofswerda?
The warmest month in Bischofswerda is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bischofswerda?
Bischofswerda receives on average 728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bischofswerda?
Bischofswerda 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 Bischofswerda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bischofswerda between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bischofswerda?
Yes: Bischofswerda has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bischofswerda?
In Bischofswerda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 9 February 1956.
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