Lenzkirch climate — normals and trends
Lenzkirch (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,237 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lenzkirch averages 89 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Lenzkirch has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -26.6 °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
LenzkirchBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 47.87°, 8.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,237mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
35.2 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
21 August 2025
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
26.2 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 May 1940
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 | 4.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 132 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 66 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 71 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 91 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 152 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 202 mm | +86 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 131 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 105 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 33 mm | -73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lenzkirch?
Lenzkirch has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,237 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lenzkirch?
The hottest day measured in Lenzkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lenzkirch?
The coldest day measured in Lenzkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lenzkirch?
Yes. Lenzkirch gets on average 116.4 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Lenzkirch warmed?
Yes: Lenzkirch warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lenzkirch?
The wettest day measured in Lenzkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2025, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lenzkirch?
The windiest day measured in Lenzkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lenzkirch?
The warmest month in Lenzkirch is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lenzkirch?
Lenzkirch receives on average 1,237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lenzkirch?
Lenzkirch gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lenzkirch?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lenzkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 26.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lenzkirch?
Yes: Lenzkirch has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lenzkirch?
In Lenzkirch, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 18 January 1940.
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