Büren climate — normals and trends
Büren (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 965 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Büren averages 74 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Büren has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.8 °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
BürenNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 51.55°, 8.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
965mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
35.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
3 October 1993
Windiest day
58.7 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-29.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
27 November 1949
Sunniest day
15.6 h
20 June 2025
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 | 3.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 126 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 33 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 21 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 91 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 50 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 71 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 93 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 41 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 95 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 36 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Büren?
Büren has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 965 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Büren?
The hottest day measured in Büren between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Büren?
The coldest day measured in Büren between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Büren?
Yes. Büren gets on average 72.3 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Büren warmed?
Yes: Büren warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Büren?
The wettest day measured in Büren between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1993, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Büren?
The windiest day measured in Büren between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 58.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Büren?
The warmest month in Büren is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Büren?
Büren receives on average 965 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Büren?
Büren gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Büren?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Büren between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1949, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Büren?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Büren.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Büren?
In Büren, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -29.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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