Landau climate — normals and trends
Landau (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 843 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Landau averages 66 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Landau 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 81 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -22.1 °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
LandauRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.20°, 8.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
843mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
38.3 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
56 mm
22 July 1995
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 92 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 19 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 40 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 47 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 76 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 111 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 177 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Landau?
Landau has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 843 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Landau?
The hottest day measured in Landau between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Landau?
The coldest day measured in Landau between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Landau?
Yes. Landau gets on average 43.0 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Landau warmed?
Yes: Landau warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Landau?
The wettest day measured in Landau between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1995, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Landau?
The windiest day measured in Landau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Landau?
The warmest month in Landau is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Landau?
Landau receives on average 843 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Landau?
Landau 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 Landau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Landau between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Landau?
Yes: Landau has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Landau?
In Landau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 10 February 1956.
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