Debschwitz climate — normals and trends
Debschwitz (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 723 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Debschwitz averages 78 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Debschwitz has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 97 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -24.7 °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
DebschwitzThuringia
- coords
- 50.86°, 12.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
723mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
36.4 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-24.7 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
9 July 2021
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
26 February 1990
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.0 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.8 h
17 June 2010
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 | 5.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 56 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 33 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 58 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 117 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 93 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 67 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Debschwitz?
Debschwitz has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Debschwitz?
The hottest day measured in Debschwitz between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Debschwitz?
The coldest day measured in Debschwitz between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -24.7 °C.
Does it snow in Debschwitz?
Yes. Debschwitz gets on average 64.8 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Debschwitz warmed?
Yes: Debschwitz warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Debschwitz?
The wettest day measured in Debschwitz between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2021, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Debschwitz?
The windiest day measured in Debschwitz between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1990, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Debschwitz?
The warmest month in Debschwitz is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Debschwitz?
Debschwitz receives on average 723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Debschwitz?
Debschwitz gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Debschwitz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Debschwitz between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Debschwitz?
Yes: Debschwitz has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Debschwitz?
In Debschwitz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 23 January 1942.
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