Much climate — normals and trends
Much (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,168 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 (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Much averages 69 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Much 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 86 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.7 °C (on 13 February 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
MuchNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- coords
- 50.90°, 7.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,168mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
97 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
13 February 1940
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
1 February 1953
Sunniest day
15.4 h
1 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 197 mm | +79 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -61 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 14 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 71 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 82 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 90 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 91 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 106 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 153 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 70 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | -75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Much?
Much has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Much?
The hottest day measured in Much between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Much?
The coldest day measured in Much between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Much?
Yes. Much gets on average 79.6 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Much warmed?
Yes: Much warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Much?
The wettest day measured in Much between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Much?
The windiest day measured in Much between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Much?
The warmest month in Much is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Much?
Much receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Much?
Much gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Much?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Much between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1953, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Much?
Yes: Much has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Much?
In Much, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 13 February 1940.
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