Delitzsch climate — normals and trends
Delitzsch (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 596 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 (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Delitzsch averages 69 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Delitzsch 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 85 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -25.2 °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
DelitzschSaxony
- coords
- 51.53°, 12.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
596mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 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 = 0.43 · 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
37.8 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
69 mm
15 July 1956
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
3 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-30.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.0 h
13 June 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 65 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 17 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 97 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 52 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 59 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Delitzsch?
Delitzsch has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 596 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Delitzsch?
The hottest day measured in Delitzsch between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Delitzsch?
The coldest day measured in Delitzsch between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Delitzsch?
Yes. Delitzsch gets on average 36.7 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Delitzsch warmed?
Yes: Delitzsch warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Delitzsch?
The wettest day measured in Delitzsch between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1956, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Delitzsch?
The windiest day measured in Delitzsch between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Delitzsch?
The warmest month in Delitzsch is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Delitzsch?
Delitzsch receives on average 596 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Delitzsch?
Delitzsch 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 Delitzsch?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Delitzsch between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Delitzsch?
Yes: Delitzsch has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Delitzsch?
In Delitzsch, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 3 August 1943, and the lowest was -30.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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