Künzelsau climate — normals and trends
Künzelsau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Künzelsau averages 78 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Künzelsau has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -24.5 °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
KünzelsauBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 49.28°, 9.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
841mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
36.1 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
54 mm
20 November 2015
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.2 h
19 June 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 83 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 26 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 110 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 56 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 148 mm | +90 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 83 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 19 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Künzelsau?
Künzelsau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 841 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Künzelsau?
The hottest day measured in Künzelsau between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Künzelsau?
The coldest day measured in Künzelsau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Künzelsau?
Yes. Künzelsau gets on average 67.6 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Künzelsau warmed?
Yes: Künzelsau warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Künzelsau?
The wettest day measured in Künzelsau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2015, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Künzelsau?
The windiest day measured in Künzelsau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Künzelsau?
The warmest month in Künzelsau is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Künzelsau?
Künzelsau receives on average 841 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Künzelsau?
Künzelsau 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 Künzelsau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Künzelsau between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Künzelsau?
Yes: Künzelsau has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Künzelsau?
In Künzelsau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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