Morsbach climate — normals and trends
Morsbach (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 995 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Morsbach averages 72 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Morsbach 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 88 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.0 °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
MorsbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 50.87°, 7.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
995mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
65.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.0 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
79 mm
22 October 1986
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.2 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 | 4.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 164 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 12 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 58 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 77 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 79 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 81 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 109 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 121 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morsbach?
Morsbach has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 995 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morsbach?
The hottest day measured in Morsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morsbach?
The coldest day measured in Morsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.0 °C.
Does it snow in Morsbach?
Yes. Morsbach gets on average 65.3 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Morsbach warmed?
Yes: Morsbach warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morsbach?
The wettest day measured in Morsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1986, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morsbach?
The windiest day measured in Morsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morsbach?
The warmest month in Morsbach is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Morsbach?
Morsbach receives on average 995 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morsbach?
Morsbach 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 Morsbach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morsbach?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Morsbach.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morsbach?
In Morsbach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 27 January 1942.
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