Cochem climate — normals and trends
Cochem (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 692 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cochem averages 72 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Cochem has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 2 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
CochemRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 50.15°, 7.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
692mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
51 mm
2 June 1961
Windiest day
50.2 km/h
28 February 2010
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
17 November 1972
Sunniest day
15.2 h
26 June 2001
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 | 4.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 108 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 15 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 37 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 91 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 118 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cochem?
Cochem has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 692 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cochem?
The hottest day measured in Cochem between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cochem?
The coldest day measured in Cochem between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Cochem?
Yes. Cochem gets on average 44.2 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Cochem warmed?
Yes: Cochem warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cochem?
The wettest day measured in Cochem between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1961, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cochem?
The windiest day measured in Cochem between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2010, with winds reaching 50.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cochem?
The warmest month in Cochem is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cochem?
Cochem receives on average 692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cochem?
Cochem gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cochem?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cochem between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1972, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cochem?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cochem.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cochem?
In Cochem, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 2 February 1956.
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