Elzach climate — normals and trends
Elzach (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,131 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Elzach averages 75 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Elzach 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 93 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
ElzachBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.17°, 8.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,131mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.3 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
70 mm
25 July 1982
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 May 1940
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 | 6.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 120 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 38 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 66 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 83 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 110 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 105 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | +77 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 95 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 87 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elzach?
Elzach has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,131 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elzach?
The hottest day measured in Elzach between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elzach?
The coldest day measured in Elzach between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Elzach?
Yes. Elzach gets on average 77.8 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Elzach warmed?
Yes: Elzach warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elzach?
The wettest day measured in Elzach between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1982, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elzach?
The windiest day measured in Elzach between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elzach?
The warmest month in Elzach is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Elzach?
Elzach receives on average 1,131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elzach?
Elzach gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elzach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elzach between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elzach?
Yes: Elzach has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elzach?
In Elzach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 13 January 1987.
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