Osthofen climate — normals and trends
Osthofen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 622 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Osthofen averages 61 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Osthofen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 23 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
OsthofenRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.70°, 8.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
39.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
44 mm
30 May 2016
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
23 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.0 cm
24 January 1942
Sunniest day
15.1 h
14 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 81 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 6.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 13 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 33 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 72 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 140 mm | +89 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 53 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Osthofen?
Osthofen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Osthofen?
The hottest day measured in Osthofen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Osthofen?
The coldest day measured in Osthofen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Osthofen?
Yes. Osthofen gets on average 24.4 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Osthofen warmed?
Yes: Osthofen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Osthofen?
The wettest day measured in Osthofen between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2016, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Osthofen?
The windiest day measured in Osthofen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Osthofen?
The warmest month in Osthofen is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Osthofen?
Osthofen receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Osthofen?
Osthofen 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 Osthofen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Osthofen between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, with 13.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Osthofen?
Yes: Osthofen has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Osthofen?
In Osthofen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 23 January 1940.
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