Gersfeld climate — normals and trends
Gersfeld (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 842 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gersfeld averages 95 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Gersfeld has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 14 August 2025) and the coldest -25.4 °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
GersfeldHesse
- coords
- 50.45°, 9.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
842mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
35.1 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
10 August 1981
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
11 February 1952
Sunniest day
15.4 h
13 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 94 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 16 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 36 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 54 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 75 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 98 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 61 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 103 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 40 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gersfeld?
Gersfeld has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gersfeld?
The hottest day measured in Gersfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2025, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gersfeld?
The coldest day measured in Gersfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gersfeld?
Yes. Gersfeld gets on average 82.2 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Gersfeld warmed?
Yes: Gersfeld warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gersfeld?
The wettest day measured in Gersfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1981, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gersfeld?
The windiest day measured in Gersfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gersfeld?
The warmest month in Gersfeld is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Gersfeld?
Gersfeld receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gersfeld?
Gersfeld gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gersfeld?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gersfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1952, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gersfeld?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gersfeld.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gersfeld?
In Gersfeld, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 19 January 1940.
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