Kusel climate — normals and trends
Kusel (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 740 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kusel averages 70 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Kusel has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -22.0 °C (on 23 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
KuselRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.54°, 7.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
740mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 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 = 0.39 · 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
37.3 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-22.0 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
56 mm
30 June 2024
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-27.4 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
22.9 cm
27 April 1981
Sunniest day
15.1 h
2 July 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 108 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 37 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 38 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 78 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 34 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 153 mm | +97 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 76 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kusel?
Kusel has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 740 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kusel?
The hottest day measured in Kusel between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kusel?
The coldest day measured in Kusel between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kusel?
Yes. Kusel gets on average 46.4 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Kusel warmed?
Yes: Kusel warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kusel?
The wettest day measured in Kusel between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2024, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kusel?
The windiest day measured in Kusel between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kusel?
The warmest month in Kusel is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kusel?
Kusel receives on average 740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kusel?
Kusel gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kusel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kusel between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1981, with 22.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kusel?
Yes: Kusel has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kusel?
In Kusel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -27.4 °C on 2 February 1956.
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