Ingolstadt climate — normals and trends
Ingolstadt (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 739 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 (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ingolstadt averages 84 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Ingolstadt 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 100 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -28.9 °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
IngolstadtBavaria
- coords
- 48.77°, 11.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
739mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
39.3 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-28.9 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
59 mm
1 August 1991
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
4 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
26 November 1969
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 | 4.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 78 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 41 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 15 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 61 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 96 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 55 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 103 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 20 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ingolstadt?
Ingolstadt has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 739 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ingolstadt?
The hottest day measured in Ingolstadt between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ingolstadt?
The coldest day measured in Ingolstadt between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -28.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ingolstadt?
Yes. Ingolstadt gets on average 50.4 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Ingolstadt warmed?
Yes: Ingolstadt warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ingolstadt?
The wettest day measured in Ingolstadt between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1991, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ingolstadt?
The windiest day measured in Ingolstadt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ingolstadt?
The warmest month in Ingolstadt is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ingolstadt?
Ingolstadt receives on average 739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ingolstadt?
Ingolstadt gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ingolstadt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ingolstadt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1969, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ingolstadt?
Yes: Ingolstadt has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ingolstadt?
In Ingolstadt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 4 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 23 January 1942.
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