Finsterwalde climate — normals and trends
Finsterwalde (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 648 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 (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Finsterwalde averages 73 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Finsterwalde has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 19 June 2022) and the coldest -28.0 °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
FinsterwaldeBrandenburg
- coords
- 51.63°, 13.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
648mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.3 °C
19 June 2022
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
92 mm
12 August 2002
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
3 March 1965
Sunniest day
16.0 h
22 June 1942
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 | 5.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 73 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 26 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 22 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 97 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 65 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Finsterwalde?
Finsterwalde has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Finsterwalde?
The hottest day measured in Finsterwalde between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2022, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Finsterwalde?
The coldest day measured in Finsterwalde between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Finsterwalde?
Yes. Finsterwalde gets on average 43.2 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Finsterwalde warmed?
Yes: Finsterwalde warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Finsterwalde?
The wettest day measured in Finsterwalde between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2002, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Finsterwalde?
The windiest day measured in Finsterwalde between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Finsterwalde?
The warmest month in Finsterwalde is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Finsterwalde?
Finsterwalde receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Finsterwalde?
Finsterwalde 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 Finsterwalde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Finsterwalde between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1965, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Finsterwalde?
Yes: Finsterwalde has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Finsterwalde?
In Finsterwalde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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