Forchtenberg climate — normals and trends
Forchtenberg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 807 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Forchtenberg averages 73 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Forchtenberg has warmed by +1.8 °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 87 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -25.3 °C (on 19 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
ForchtenbergBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 49.29°, 9.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
807mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
36.6 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-25.3 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
59 mm
23 May 1978
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.1 h
26 June 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 80 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 23 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 43 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 59 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 55 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 142 mm | +85 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 80 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Forchtenberg?
Forchtenberg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 807 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Forchtenberg?
The hottest day measured in Forchtenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Forchtenberg?
The coldest day measured in Forchtenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -25.3 °C.
Does it snow in Forchtenberg?
Yes. Forchtenberg gets on average 54.3 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Forchtenberg warmed?
Yes: Forchtenberg warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Forchtenberg?
The wettest day measured in Forchtenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1978, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Forchtenberg?
The windiest day measured in Forchtenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Forchtenberg?
The warmest month in Forchtenberg is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Forchtenberg?
Forchtenberg receives on average 807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Forchtenberg?
Forchtenberg gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Forchtenberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Forchtenberg between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Forchtenberg?
Yes: Forchtenberg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Forchtenberg?
In Forchtenberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 19 January 1940.
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