Ortenburg climate — normals and trends
Ortenburg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 892 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ortenburg averages 83 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Ortenburg has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -31.4 °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
OrtenburgBavaria
- coords
- 48.55°, 13.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
892mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
65.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
37.7 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-31.4 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
74 mm
19 July 1981
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
19 January 2007
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-36.5 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
28 October 1956
Sunniest day
15.6 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 | 3.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 59 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 60 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 19 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 72 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 115 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 85 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 59 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 57 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 3.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ortenburg?
Ortenburg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ortenburg?
The hottest day measured in Ortenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ortenburg?
The coldest day measured in Ortenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -31.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ortenburg?
Yes. Ortenburg gets on average 65.8 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Ortenburg warmed?
Yes: Ortenburg warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ortenburg?
The wettest day measured in Ortenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1981, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ortenburg?
The windiest day measured in Ortenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2007, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ortenburg?
The warmest month in Ortenburg is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ortenburg?
Ortenburg receives on average 892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ortenburg?
Ortenburg gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ortenburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ortenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1956, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ortenburg?
Yes: Ortenburg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ortenburg?
In Ortenburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -36.5 °C on 10 February 1956.
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