Geislingen climate — normals and trends
Geislingen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,024 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Geislingen averages 102 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Geislingen has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 23 January 1942).
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
GeislingenBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.29°, 8.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,024mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
101.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
34.6 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
48 mm
8 July 1996
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
27 February 2007
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
6 January 1947
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 105 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +5.8 °C | 93 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 158 mm | +55 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 99 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 156 mm | +80 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 80 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 23 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Geislingen?
Geislingen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Geislingen?
The hottest day measured in Geislingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Geislingen?
The coldest day measured in Geislingen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Geislingen?
Yes. Geislingen gets on average 101.1 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Geislingen warmed?
Yes: Geislingen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Geislingen?
The wettest day measured in Geislingen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1996, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Geislingen?
The windiest day measured in Geislingen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2007, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Geislingen?
The warmest month in Geislingen is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Geislingen?
Geislingen receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Geislingen?
Geislingen 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 Geislingen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Geislingen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Geislingen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Geislingen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Geislingen?
In Geislingen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 6 January 1947.
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