Ellrich climate — normals and trends
Ellrich (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 686 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ellrich averages 93 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Ellrich 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 110 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -28.2 °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
EllrichThuringia
- coords
- 51.59°, 10.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
15.8 h
21 June 2025
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 | 3.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 91 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 13 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 53 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 57 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 82 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 49 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 57 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 7.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 21 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ellrich?
Ellrich has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ellrich?
The hottest day measured in Ellrich between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ellrich?
The coldest day measured in Ellrich between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ellrich?
Yes. Ellrich gets on average 64.5 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Ellrich warmed?
Yes: Ellrich warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ellrich?
The wettest day measured in Ellrich between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ellrich?
The windiest day measured in Ellrich between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ellrich?
The warmest month in Ellrich is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ellrich?
Ellrich receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ellrich?
Ellrich gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ellrich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ellrich between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ellrich?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ellrich.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ellrich?
In Ellrich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 27 January 1942.
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