Markdorf climate — normals and trends
Markdorf (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,146 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Markdorf averages 76 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Markdorf has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -24.3 °C (on 6 January 1947).
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
MarkdorfBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 47.72°, 9.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,146mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
89.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
34.3 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
6 January 1947
Wettest day
83 mm
11 July 1956
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
21.9 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 88 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 32 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 39 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 58 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 183 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 182 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 157 mm | +67 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 76 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 88 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Markdorf?
Markdorf has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,146 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Markdorf?
The hottest day measured in Markdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Markdorf?
The coldest day measured in Markdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1947, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Markdorf?
Yes. Markdorf gets on average 89.2 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Markdorf warmed?
Yes: Markdorf warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Markdorf?
The wettest day measured in Markdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1956, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Markdorf?
The windiest day measured in Markdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Markdorf?
The warmest month in Markdorf is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Markdorf?
Markdorf receives on average 1,146 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Markdorf?
Markdorf gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Markdorf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Markdorf between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 21.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Markdorf?
Yes: Markdorf has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Markdorf?
In Markdorf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 10 February 1956.
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