Oberkochen climate — normals and trends
Oberkochen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 972 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Oberkochen averages 96 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Oberkochen has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -28.8 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
OberkochenBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.78°, 10.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
972mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
35.4 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-28.8 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
60 mm
29 May 1985
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
4 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
23.3 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.2 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 | 4.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 89 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 35 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 44 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 79 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 125 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 70 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 182 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 75 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 23 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oberkochen?
Oberkochen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 972 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oberkochen?
The hottest day measured in Oberkochen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oberkochen?
The coldest day measured in Oberkochen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -28.8 °C.
Does it snow in Oberkochen?
Yes. Oberkochen gets on average 85.6 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Oberkochen warmed?
Yes: Oberkochen warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oberkochen?
The wettest day measured in Oberkochen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1985, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oberkochen?
The windiest day measured in Oberkochen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oberkochen?
The warmest month in Oberkochen is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Oberkochen?
Oberkochen receives on average 972 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oberkochen?
Oberkochen gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oberkochen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oberkochen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 23.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oberkochen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Oberkochen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oberkochen?
In Oberkochen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 4 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 13 January 1987.
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