Braunfels climate — normals and trends
Braunfels (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 732 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Braunfels averages 74 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Braunfels has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °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 37.4 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 27 January 1942).
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
BraunfelsHesse
- coords
- 50.52°, 8.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
732mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 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
+2.1 °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
37.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
48 mm
27 August 2010
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-29.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
29 March 1952
Sunniest day
15.2 h
13 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 114 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 48 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 46 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 75 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 41 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 78 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Braunfels?
Braunfels has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 732 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Braunfels?
The hottest day measured in Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Braunfels?
The coldest day measured in Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Braunfels?
Yes. Braunfels gets on average 42.1 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Braunfels warmed?
Yes: Braunfels warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Braunfels?
The wettest day measured in Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2010, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Braunfels?
The windiest day measured in Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Braunfels?
The warmest month in Braunfels is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Braunfels?
Braunfels receives on average 732 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Braunfels?
Braunfels gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Braunfels?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1952, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Braunfels?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Braunfels.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Braunfels?
In Braunfels, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -29.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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