Oberzent climate — normals and trends
Oberzent (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 905 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Oberzent averages 71 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Oberzent has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -25.8 °C (on 19 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
OberzentHesse
- coords
- 49.57°, 8.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
905mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
37.3 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-25.8 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
62 mm
7 October 1982
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.1 h
13 June 2000
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 | 5.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 95 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 18 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 49 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 95 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 133 mm | +53 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 51 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 142 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 93 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oberzent?
Oberzent has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 905 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oberzent?
The hottest day measured in Oberzent between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oberzent?
The coldest day measured in Oberzent between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -25.8 °C.
Does it snow in Oberzent?
Yes. Oberzent gets on average 53.5 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Oberzent warmed?
Yes: Oberzent warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oberzent?
The wettest day measured in Oberzent between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1982, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oberzent?
The windiest day measured in Oberzent between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oberzent?
The warmest month in Oberzent is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Oberzent?
Oberzent receives on average 905 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oberzent?
Oberzent gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oberzent?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oberzent between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oberzent?
Yes: Oberzent has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oberzent?
In Oberzent, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 19 January 1940.
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