Greifswald climate — normals and trends
Greifswald (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 620 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Greifswald averages 73 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Greifswald 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 94 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 8 August 2018) and the coldest -25.5 °C (on 16 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
GreifswaldMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 54.09°, 13.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 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 = 0.45 · 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
35.7 °C
8 August 2018
Coldest day
-25.5 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
60 mm
28 June 1991
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
21 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
10 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.0 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 60 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 11 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 13 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 173 mm | +98 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 71 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 79 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Greifswald?
Greifswald has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Greifswald?
The hottest day measured in Greifswald between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2018, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Greifswald?
The coldest day measured in Greifswald between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -25.5 °C.
Does it snow in Greifswald?
Yes. Greifswald gets on average 43.2 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Greifswald warmed?
Yes: Greifswald warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Greifswald?
The wettest day measured in Greifswald between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1991, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Greifswald?
The windiest day measured in Greifswald between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Greifswald?
The warmest month in Greifswald is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Greifswald?
Greifswald receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Greifswald?
Greifswald gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Greifswald?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Greifswald between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Greifswald?
Yes: Greifswald has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Greifswald?
In Greifswald, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 10 July 1959, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 16 February 1956.
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