Gera climate — normals and trends
Gera (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 697 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gera averages 78 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Gera has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 20 July 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
GeraThuringia
- coords
- 50.88°, 12.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
697mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
36.9 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
54 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
31 October 1941
Sunniest day
15.9 h
22 June 2025
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 | 5.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 58 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 120 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 83 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 73 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gera?
Gera has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 697 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gera?
The hottest day measured in Gera between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gera?
The coldest day measured in Gera between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gera?
Yes. Gera gets on average 54.5 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Gera warmed?
Yes: Gera warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gera?
The wettest day measured in Gera between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gera?
The windiest day measured in Gera between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gera?
The warmest month in Gera is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gera?
Gera receives on average 697 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gera?
Gera 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 Gera?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gera between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1941, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gera?
Yes: Gera has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gera?
In Gera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 18 January 1940.
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