Eselsberg climate — normals and trends
Eselsberg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 893 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Eselsberg averages 94 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Eselsberg has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -27.4 °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
EselsbergBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.41°, 9.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
893mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
35.6 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
61 mm
3 August 1968
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.1 h
14 June 1996
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 89 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 91 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 91 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 169 mm | +101 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 60 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 71 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eselsberg?
Eselsberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 893 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eselsberg?
The hottest day measured in Eselsberg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eselsberg?
The coldest day measured in Eselsberg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Eselsberg?
Yes. Eselsberg gets on average 74.3 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Eselsberg warmed?
Yes: Eselsberg warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eselsberg?
The wettest day measured in Eselsberg between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1968, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eselsberg?
The windiest day measured in Eselsberg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eselsberg?
The warmest month in Eselsberg is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Eselsberg?
Eselsberg receives on average 893 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eselsberg?
Eselsberg gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Eselsberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eselsberg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eselsberg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Eselsberg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eselsberg?
In Eselsberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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