Kaufbeuren climate — normals and trends
Kaufbeuren (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 1,142 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kaufbeuren averages 99 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Kaufbeuren has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -30.3 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
KaufbeurenBavaria
- coords
- 47.88°, 10.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,142mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
131.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
34.5 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-30.3 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
73 mm
10 June 1965
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
146.5 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
30.5 cm
13 April 1994
Sunniest day
15.1 h
23 June 2003
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 84 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 62 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 39 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +5.5 °C | 70 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 207 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 146 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 149 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 31 mm | -47 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaufbeuren?
Kaufbeuren has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 1,142 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaufbeuren?
The hottest day measured in Kaufbeuren between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaufbeuren?
The coldest day measured in Kaufbeuren between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -30.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kaufbeuren?
Yes. Kaufbeuren gets on average 131.2 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Kaufbeuren warmed?
Yes: Kaufbeuren warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaufbeuren?
The wettest day measured in Kaufbeuren between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1965, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaufbeuren?
The windiest day measured in Kaufbeuren between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaufbeuren?
The warmest month in Kaufbeuren is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaufbeuren?
Kaufbeuren receives on average 1,142 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaufbeuren?
Kaufbeuren gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kaufbeuren?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaufbeuren between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1994, with 30.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaufbeuren?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kaufbeuren.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaufbeuren?
In Kaufbeuren, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 7 January 1985.
Compare Kaufbeuren with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Kaufbeuren