Brensbach climate — normals and trends
Brensbach (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 851 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Brensbach averages 69 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Brensbach 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 84 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -25.4 °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
BrensbachHesse
- coords
- 49.77°, 8.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
851mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
37.8 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
7 October 1982
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
131.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-31.1 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.1 h
19 June 1994
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 95 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 15 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 35 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 43 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +5.1 °C | 85 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 112 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 46 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 89 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brensbach?
Brensbach has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brensbach?
The hottest day measured in Brensbach between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brensbach?
The coldest day measured in Brensbach between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Brensbach?
Yes. Brensbach gets on average 48.9 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Brensbach warmed?
Yes: Brensbach warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brensbach?
The wettest day measured in Brensbach between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1982, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brensbach?
The windiest day measured in Brensbach between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brensbach?
The warmest month in Brensbach is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Brensbach?
Brensbach receives on average 851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brensbach?
Brensbach 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 Brensbach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brensbach between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brensbach?
Yes: Brensbach has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brensbach?
In Brensbach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -31.1 °C on 19 January 1940.
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