Gudensberg climate — normals and trends
Gudensberg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 696 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 (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gudensberg averages 78 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Gudensberg 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 35.9 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -26.7 °C (on 27 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
GudensbergHesse
- coords
- 51.18°, 9.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
696mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.9 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-26.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-31.7 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
29 March 1952
Sunniest day
15.5 h
22 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 104 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 12 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 65 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 44 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 38 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 56 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 22 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gudensberg?
Gudensberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 696 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gudensberg?
The hottest day measured in Gudensberg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gudensberg?
The coldest day measured in Gudensberg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gudensberg?
Yes. Gudensberg gets on average 50.6 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Gudensberg warmed?
Yes: Gudensberg warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gudensberg?
The wettest day measured in Gudensberg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gudensberg?
The windiest day measured in Gudensberg between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gudensberg?
The warmest month in Gudensberg is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gudensberg?
Gudensberg receives on average 696 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gudensberg?
Gudensberg gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gudensberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gudensberg between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1952, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gudensberg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gudensberg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gudensberg?
In Gudensberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -31.7 °C on 27 January 1942.
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