Hermsdorf climate — normals and trends
Hermsdorf (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 666 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.
Hermsdorf averages 79 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Hermsdorf 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 96 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -28.4 °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
HermsdorfThuringia
- coords
- 50.90°, 11.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
666mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 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
37.5 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
61 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
31 October 1941
Sunniest day
15.8 h
13 June 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 56 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 47 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 49 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 62 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 100 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 80 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 62 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 29 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hermsdorf?
Hermsdorf has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 666 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hermsdorf?
The hottest day measured in Hermsdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hermsdorf?
The coldest day measured in Hermsdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Hermsdorf?
Yes. Hermsdorf gets on average 51.1 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Hermsdorf warmed?
Yes: Hermsdorf warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hermsdorf?
The wettest day measured in Hermsdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hermsdorf?
The windiest day measured in Hermsdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hermsdorf?
The warmest month in Hermsdorf is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Hermsdorf?
Hermsdorf receives on average 666 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hermsdorf?
Hermsdorf 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 Hermsdorf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hermsdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1941, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hermsdorf?
Yes: Hermsdorf has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hermsdorf?
In Hermsdorf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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