Oberviechtach climate — normals and trends
Oberviechtach (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 824 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 (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Oberviechtach averages 104 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Oberviechtach has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -26.4 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
OberviechtachBavaria
- coords
- 49.46°, 12.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
824mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
89.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
37.0 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
58 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
50.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
15.7 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 | 2.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 82 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 25 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +4.5 °C | 50 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 115 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 58 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 94 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 11.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 71 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 49 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oberviechtach?
Oberviechtach has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 824 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oberviechtach?
The hottest day measured in Oberviechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oberviechtach?
The coldest day measured in Oberviechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Oberviechtach?
Yes. Oberviechtach gets on average 89.4 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Oberviechtach warmed?
Yes: Oberviechtach warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oberviechtach?
The wettest day measured in Oberviechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oberviechtach?
The windiest day measured in Oberviechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 50.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oberviechtach?
The warmest month in Oberviechtach is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Oberviechtach?
Oberviechtach receives on average 824 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oberviechtach?
Oberviechtach gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oberviechtach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oberviechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oberviechtach?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Oberviechtach.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oberviechtach?
In Oberviechtach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 10 February 1956.
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