Oberammergau climate — normals and trends
Oberammergau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 1,606 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 (14.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Oberammergau averages 164 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Oberammergau has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 28 July 2013) and the coldest -35.3 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
OberammergauBavaria
- coords
- 47.60°, 11.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
0.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,606mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
310.6 cm
Average feels-like high
7.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
30.8 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest day
-35.3 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
95 mm
6 August 1985
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
27 January 1995
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-40.1 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
35.0 cm
4 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.1 h
27 June 2010
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 | 1.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 73 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 30 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 119 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 73 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 13.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 179 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 140 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 18.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 339 mm | +127 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 202 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 164 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 80 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 99 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 37 mm | -53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oberammergau?
Oberammergau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 1,606 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oberammergau?
The hottest day measured in Oberammergau between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2013, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oberammergau?
The coldest day measured in Oberammergau between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -35.3 °C.
Does it snow in Oberammergau?
Yes. Oberammergau gets on average 310.6 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Oberammergau warmed?
Yes: Oberammergau warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oberammergau?
The wettest day measured in Oberammergau between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1985, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oberammergau?
The windiest day measured in Oberammergau between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1995, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oberammergau?
The warmest month in Oberammergau is July (14.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Oberammergau?
Oberammergau receives on average 1,606 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oberammergau?
Oberammergau gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oberammergau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oberammergau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 35.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oberammergau?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Oberammergau.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oberammergau?
In Oberammergau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -40.1 °C on 7 January 1985.
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