Eilenburg climate — normals and trends
Eilenburg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 632 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 (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Eilenburg averages 71 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Eilenburg has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 88 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -26.8 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
EilenburgSaxony
- coords
- 51.46°, 12.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 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
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
37.6 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
71 mm
15 July 1956
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.0 h
9 June 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 70 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 27 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 89 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 61 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eilenburg?
Eilenburg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eilenburg?
The hottest day measured in Eilenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eilenburg?
The coldest day measured in Eilenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Eilenburg?
Yes. Eilenburg gets on average 40.0 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Eilenburg warmed?
Yes: Eilenburg warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eilenburg?
The wettest day measured in Eilenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1956, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eilenburg?
The windiest day measured in Eilenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eilenburg?
The warmest month in Eilenburg is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Eilenburg?
Eilenburg receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eilenburg?
Eilenburg 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 Eilenburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eilenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eilenburg?
Yes: Eilenburg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eilenburg?
In Eilenburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 18 January 1940.
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