Michelau climate — normals and trends
Michelau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 774 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 (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Michelau averages 89 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Michelau has warmed by +2.0 °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 104 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 14 August 2025) and the coldest -27.1 °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
MichelauBavaria
- coords
- 50.16°, 11.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
774mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.0 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
37.2 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
46 mm
22 April 1989
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
4 December 1981
Sunniest day
15.5 h
13 June 2009
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 | +3.3 °C | 78 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 47 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 62 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 97 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 51 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 35 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Michelau?
Michelau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 774 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Michelau?
The hottest day measured in Michelau between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2025, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Michelau?
The coldest day measured in Michelau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Michelau?
Yes. Michelau gets on average 72.0 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Michelau warmed?
Yes: Michelau warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Michelau?
The wettest day measured in Michelau between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1989, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Michelau?
The windiest day measured in Michelau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Michelau?
The warmest month in Michelau is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Michelau?
Michelau receives on average 774 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Michelau?
Michelau 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 Michelau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Michelau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1981, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Michelau?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Michelau.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Michelau?
In Michelau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 18 January 1940.
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