Münchberg climate — normals and trends
Münchberg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 858 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Münchberg averages 103 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Münchberg 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 122 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -27.8 °C (on 29 December 1941).
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
MünchbergBavaria
- coords
- 50.19°, 11.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
858mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
110.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
34.9 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-27.8 °C
29 December 1941
Wettest day
49 mm
31 August 1945
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
29 December 1941
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.7 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 80 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 37 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 39 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 58 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 117 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 46 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 110 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 95 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 33 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Münchberg?
Münchberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 858 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Münchberg?
The hottest day measured in Münchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Münchberg?
The coldest day measured in Münchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1941, at -27.8 °C.
Does it snow in Münchberg?
Yes. Münchberg gets on average 110.5 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Münchberg warmed?
Yes: Münchberg warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Münchberg?
The wettest day measured in Münchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1945, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Münchberg?
The windiest day measured in Münchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Münchberg?
The warmest month in Münchberg is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Münchberg?
Münchberg receives on average 858 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Münchberg?
Münchberg 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 Münchberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Münchberg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Münchberg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Münchberg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Münchberg?
In Münchberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 29 December 1941.
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