Möckern climate — normals and trends
Möckern (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 613 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Möckern averages 69 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Möckern 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 84 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -25.5 °C (on 27 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
MöckernSaxony-Anhalt
- coords
- 52.14°, 11.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.1 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-25.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
13 August 1948
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 76 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 14 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 21 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 44 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 96 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 57 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 45 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Möckern?
Möckern has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Möckern?
The hottest day measured in Möckern between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Möckern?
The coldest day measured in Möckern between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.5 °C.
Does it snow in Möckern?
Yes. Möckern gets on average 36.3 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Möckern warmed?
Yes: Möckern warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Möckern?
The wettest day measured in Möckern between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1948, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Möckern?
The windiest day measured in Möckern between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Möckern?
The warmest month in Möckern is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Möckern?
Möckern receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Möckern?
Möckern gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Möckern?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Möckern between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Möckern?
Yes: Möckern has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Möckern?
In Möckern, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 27 January 1942.
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