Bruchsal climate — normals and trends
Bruchsal (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 813 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Bruchsal averages 59 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Bruchsal has warmed by +2.0 °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 74 to 44 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -23.6 °C (on 10 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
BruchsalBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 49.12°, 8.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
813mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.5 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.4 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
63 mm
23 May 1978
Windiest day
56.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
7 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 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 | 6.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 18 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 62 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 96 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 63 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 160 mm | +101 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 70 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bruchsal?
Bruchsal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 813 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bruchsal?
The hottest day measured in Bruchsal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bruchsal?
The coldest day measured in Bruchsal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bruchsal?
Yes. Bruchsal gets on average 40.5 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Bruchsal warmed?
Yes: Bruchsal warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bruchsal?
The wettest day measured in Bruchsal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1978, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bruchsal?
The windiest day measured in Bruchsal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bruchsal?
The warmest month in Bruchsal is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bruchsal?
Bruchsal receives on average 813 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bruchsal?
Bruchsal gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bruchsal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bruchsal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bruchsal?
Yes: Bruchsal has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bruchsal?
In Bruchsal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 10 February 1956.
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