Klipphausen climate — normals and trends
Klipphausen (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 841 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Klipphausen averages 87 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Klipphausen 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 106 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 20 August 1943) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 7 January 1947).
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
KlipphausenSaxony
- coords
- 51.07°, 13.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
841mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 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
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
35.6 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
7 January 1947
Wettest day
114 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
7 January 1947
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
16.0 h
28 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 76 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 42 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 45 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 94 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 79 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 28 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Klipphausen?
Klipphausen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 841 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Klipphausen?
The hottest day measured in Klipphausen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1943, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Klipphausen?
The coldest day measured in Klipphausen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1947, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Klipphausen?
Yes. Klipphausen gets on average 90.1 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Klipphausen warmed?
Yes: Klipphausen warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Klipphausen?
The wettest day measured in Klipphausen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Klipphausen?
The windiest day measured in Klipphausen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Klipphausen?
The warmest month in Klipphausen is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Klipphausen?
Klipphausen receives on average 841 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Klipphausen?
Klipphausen 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 Klipphausen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Klipphausen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Klipphausen?
Yes: Klipphausen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Klipphausen?
In Klipphausen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 7 January 1947.
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