Fraureuth climate — normals and trends
Fraureuth (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 780 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 (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fraureuth averages 80 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Fraureuth has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
FraureuthSaxony
- coords
- 50.70°, 12.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
780mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
36.5 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
64 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
26 February 1990
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
25.7 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.9 h
15 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 63 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 65 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 127 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 94 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 76 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 34 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fraureuth?
Fraureuth has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 780 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fraureuth?
The hottest day measured in Fraureuth between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fraureuth?
The coldest day measured in Fraureuth between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fraureuth?
Yes. Fraureuth gets on average 75.4 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Fraureuth warmed?
Yes: Fraureuth warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fraureuth?
The wettest day measured in Fraureuth between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fraureuth?
The windiest day measured in Fraureuth between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1990, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fraureuth?
The warmest month in Fraureuth is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Fraureuth?
Fraureuth receives on average 780 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fraureuth?
Fraureuth 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 Fraureuth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fraureuth between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 25.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fraureuth?
Yes: Fraureuth has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fraureuth?
In Fraureuth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 1 February 1956.
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