Mücheln climate — normals and trends
Mücheln (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mücheln averages 76 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Mücheln has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -28.6 °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
MüchelnSaxony-Anhalt
- coords
- 51.30°, 11.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
38.1 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
2 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
31 October 1941
Sunniest day
15.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 58 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 38 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 43 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 103 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 74 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mücheln?
Mücheln has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mücheln?
The hottest day measured in Mücheln between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mücheln?
The coldest day measured in Mücheln between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mücheln?
Yes. Mücheln gets on average 45.0 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Mücheln warmed?
Yes: Mücheln warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mücheln?
The wettest day measured in Mücheln between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mücheln?
The windiest day measured in Mücheln between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mücheln?
The warmest month in Mücheln is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mücheln?
Mücheln receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mücheln?
Mücheln gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mücheln?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mücheln between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1941, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mücheln?
Yes: Mücheln has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mücheln?
In Mücheln, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 2 July 1952, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 18 January 1940.
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