Höchberg climate — normals and trends
Höchberg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 689 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Höchberg averages 75 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Höchberg has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 23 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
HöchbergBavaria
- coords
- 49.78°, 9.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
689mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
36.9 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
9 July 2021
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.3 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 71 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 21 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 58 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 81 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 50 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Höchberg?
Höchberg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Höchberg?
The hottest day measured in Höchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Höchberg?
The coldest day measured in Höchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Höchberg?
Yes. Höchberg gets on average 42.1 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Höchberg warmed?
Yes: Höchberg warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Höchberg?
The wettest day measured in Höchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2021, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Höchberg?
The windiest day measured in Höchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Höchberg?
The warmest month in Höchberg is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Höchberg?
Höchberg receives on average 689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Höchberg?
Höchberg 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 Höchberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Höchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Höchberg?
Yes: Höchberg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Höchberg?
In Höchberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 23 January 1942.
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