Eibenstock climate — normals and trends
Eibenstock (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 938 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 (16.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Eibenstock averages 114 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Eibenstock has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 134 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 20 August 2012) and the coldest -27.1 °C (on 1 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
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- coords
- 50.49°, 12.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
938mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
140.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.5 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
34.7 °C
20 August 2012
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
71 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
30.7 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.9 h
15 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 78 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -48 mm |
| Mar | 9.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 50 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 61 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 61 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 133 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 57 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 100 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 98 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 27 mm | -53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eibenstock?
Eibenstock has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 938 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eibenstock?
The hottest day measured in Eibenstock between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eibenstock?
The coldest day measured in Eibenstock between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Eibenstock?
Yes. Eibenstock gets on average 140.3 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Eibenstock warmed?
Yes: Eibenstock warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eibenstock?
The wettest day measured in Eibenstock between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eibenstock?
The windiest day measured in Eibenstock between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eibenstock?
The warmest month in Eibenstock is July (16.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Eibenstock?
Eibenstock receives on average 938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eibenstock?
Eibenstock 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 Eibenstock?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eibenstock between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 30.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eibenstock?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Eibenstock.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eibenstock?
In Eibenstock, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 1 February 1956.
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