Bitburg climate — normals and trends
Bitburg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 730 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bitburg averages 74 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Bitburg has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 90 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.2 °C (on 22 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
BitburgRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.97°, 6.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
730mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 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
+1.9 °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
37.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
62 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
28 February 2010
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.0 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
24 January 1942
Sunniest day
15.3 h
2 July 2006
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 | 4.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 125 mm | +62 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 40 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 12 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 42 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 51 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 86 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 25 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 144 mm | +87 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bitburg?
Bitburg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 730 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bitburg?
The hottest day measured in Bitburg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bitburg?
The coldest day measured in Bitburg between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bitburg?
Yes. Bitburg gets on average 46.3 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Bitburg warmed?
Yes: Bitburg warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bitburg?
The wettest day measured in Bitburg between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bitburg?
The windiest day measured in Bitburg between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2010, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bitburg?
The warmest month in Bitburg is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bitburg?
Bitburg receives on average 730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bitburg?
Bitburg 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 Bitburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bitburg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bitburg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bitburg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bitburg?
In Bitburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.0 °C on 1 February 1956.
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