Meckenheim climate — normals and trends
Meckenheim (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 760 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 (0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Meckenheim averages 66 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Meckenheim has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 83 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.7 °C (on 2 February 1956).
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
MeckenheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 50.62°, 7.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
760mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.7 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
75 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
1 February 1953
Sunniest day
15.3 h
1 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 111 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 14 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 49 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 108 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 32 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 120 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meckenheim?
Meckenheim has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 760 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meckenheim?
The hottest day measured in Meckenheim between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meckenheim?
The coldest day measured in Meckenheim between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -23.7 °C.
Does it snow in Meckenheim?
Yes. Meckenheim gets on average 43.4 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Meckenheim warmed?
Yes: Meckenheim warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meckenheim?
The wettest day measured in Meckenheim between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meckenheim?
The windiest day measured in Meckenheim between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meckenheim?
The warmest month in Meckenheim is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Meckenheim?
Meckenheim receives on average 760 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meckenheim?
Meckenheim gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Meckenheim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meckenheim between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meckenheim?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Meckenheim.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meckenheim?
In Meckenheim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 2 February 1956.
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