Echzell climate — normals and trends
Echzell (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 782 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 (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Echzell averages 74 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Echzell has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 90 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 9 August 2003) and the coldest -24.9 °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
EchzellHesse
- coords
- 50.39°, 8.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
782mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
37.0 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
58 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.0 cm
17 November 1972
Sunniest day
15.2 h
15 June 1996
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 | 4.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 115 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 10 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 54 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 51 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 46 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 102 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 94 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 27 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Echzell?
Echzell has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Echzell?
The hottest day measured in Echzell between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2003, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Echzell?
The coldest day measured in Echzell between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Echzell?
Yes. Echzell gets on average 47.0 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Echzell warmed?
Yes: Echzell warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Echzell?
The wettest day measured in Echzell between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Echzell?
The windiest day measured in Echzell between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Echzell?
The warmest month in Echzell is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Echzell?
Echzell receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Echzell?
Echzell gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Echzell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Echzell between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1972, with 13.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Echzell?
Yes: Echzell has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Echzell?
In Echzell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 19 January 1940.
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