Gräfenhainichen climate — normals and trends
Gräfenhainichen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 618 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gräfenhainichen averages 71 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Gräfenhainichen 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 86 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 9 August 1992) and the coldest -25.2 °C (on 11 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
GräfenhainichenSaxony-Anhalt
- coords
- 51.73°, 12.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
618mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.1 °C
9 August 1992
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
61 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
55.3 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-30.2 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.0 h
9 June 2000
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 | 5.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 72 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 89 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 63 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 37 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gräfenhainichen?
Gräfenhainichen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gräfenhainichen?
The hottest day measured in Gräfenhainichen between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1992, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gräfenhainichen?
The coldest day measured in Gräfenhainichen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gräfenhainichen?
Yes. Gräfenhainichen gets on average 38.2 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Gräfenhainichen warmed?
Yes: Gräfenhainichen warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gräfenhainichen?
The wettest day measured in Gräfenhainichen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gräfenhainichen?
The windiest day measured in Gräfenhainichen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 55.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gräfenhainichen?
The warmest month in Gräfenhainichen is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gräfenhainichen?
Gräfenhainichen receives on average 618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gräfenhainichen?
Gräfenhainichen gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gräfenhainichen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gräfenhainichen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gräfenhainichen?
Yes: Gräfenhainichen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gräfenhainichen?
In Gräfenhainichen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -30.2 °C on 11 January 1940.
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