Burgkirchen an der Alz climate — normals and trends
Burgkirchen an der Alz (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 989 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Burgkirchen an der Alz averages 82 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Burgkirchen an der Alz has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -30.2 °C (on 23 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
Burgkirchen an der AlzBavaria
- coords
- 48.17°, 12.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
989mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
38.0 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
82 mm
19 July 1981
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
28 October 1956
Sunniest day
15.4 h
22 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 | 4.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 59 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 77 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 22 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 85 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 64 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 156 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 112 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 81 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 6.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 64 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burgkirchen an der Alz?
Burgkirchen an der Alz has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
The hottest day measured in Burgkirchen an der Alz between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
The coldest day measured in Burgkirchen an der Alz between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
Yes. Burgkirchen an der Alz gets on average 72.6 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Burgkirchen an der Alz warmed?
Yes: Burgkirchen an der Alz warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
The wettest day measured in Burgkirchen an der Alz between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1981, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
The windiest day measured in Burgkirchen an der Alz between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
The warmest month in Burgkirchen an der Alz is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
Burgkirchen an der Alz receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
Burgkirchen an der Alz 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 Burgkirchen an der Alz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burgkirchen an der Alz between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1956, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
Yes: Burgkirchen an der Alz has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burgkirchen an der Alz?
In Burgkirchen an der Alz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 23 January 1942.
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