Laichingen climate — normals and trends
Laichingen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 1,005 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.
Laichingen averages 97 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Laichingen 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 112 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -27.5 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
LaichingenBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.49°, 9.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,005mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
34.9 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
65 mm
3 August 1968
Windiest day
55.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.1 h
18 June 2000
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 | +2.9 °C | 90 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 42 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 73 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 96 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 144 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 91 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 173 mm | +97 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 22 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laichingen?
Laichingen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 1,005 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laichingen?
The hottest day measured in Laichingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laichingen?
The coldest day measured in Laichingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Laichingen?
Yes. Laichingen gets on average 95.8 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Laichingen warmed?
Yes: Laichingen warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laichingen?
The wettest day measured in Laichingen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1968, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laichingen?
The windiest day measured in Laichingen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laichingen?
The warmest month in Laichingen is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Laichingen?
Laichingen receives on average 1,005 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laichingen?
Laichingen gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Laichingen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Laichingen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Laichingen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Laichingen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laichingen?
In Laichingen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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