Leipheim climate — normals and trends
Leipheim (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 832 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 (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Leipheim averages 91 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Leipheim has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
LeipheimBavaria
- coords
- 48.45°, 10.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
832mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
62.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 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
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
17 June 1991
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.2 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 85 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 35 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 80 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 84 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 164 mm | +101 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 68 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leipheim?
Leipheim has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 832 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leipheim?
The hottest day measured in Leipheim between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leipheim?
The coldest day measured in Leipheim between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Leipheim?
Yes. Leipheim gets on average 62.3 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Leipheim warmed?
Yes: Leipheim warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leipheim?
The wettest day measured in Leipheim between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1991, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leipheim?
The windiest day measured in Leipheim between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leipheim?
The warmest month in Leipheim is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Leipheim?
Leipheim receives on average 832 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leipheim?
Leipheim 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 Leipheim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leipheim between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leipheim?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Leipheim.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leipheim?
In Leipheim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 10 February 1956.
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