Freising climate — normals and trends
Freising (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 902 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 (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Freising averages 82 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Freising 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 102 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -30.4 °C (on 10 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
FreisingBavaria
- coords
- 48.40°, 11.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
902mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-30.4 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
81 mm
1 August 1991
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.3 h
13 June 2023
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 | +2.4 °C | 77 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 35 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 23 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 59 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 92 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 126 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 96 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 100 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 52 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 64 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Freising?
Freising has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 902 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Freising?
The hottest day measured in Freising between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Freising?
The coldest day measured in Freising between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -30.4 °C.
Does it snow in Freising?
Yes. Freising gets on average 66.9 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Freising warmed?
Yes: Freising warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Freising?
The wettest day measured in Freising between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1991, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Freising?
The windiest day measured in Freising between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Freising?
The warmest month in Freising is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Freising?
Freising receives on average 902 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Freising?
Freising gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Freising?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Freising between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Freising?
Yes: Freising has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Freising?
In Freising, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 27 July 1983, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 10 February 1956.
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