Parchim climate — normals and trends
Parchim (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 658 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 (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Parchim averages 75 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Parchim has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -24.5 °C (on 16 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
ParchimMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 53.43°, 11.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
658mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
36.5 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
63 mm
30 June 2017
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
10 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.1 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 64 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 69 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 142 mm | +71 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 29 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 24 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parchim?
Parchim has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 658 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parchim?
The hottest day measured in Parchim between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parchim?
The coldest day measured in Parchim between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Parchim?
Yes. Parchim gets on average 41.8 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Parchim warmed?
Yes: Parchim warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parchim?
The wettest day measured in Parchim between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2017, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parchim?
The windiest day measured in Parchim between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parchim?
The warmest month in Parchim is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Parchim?
Parchim receives on average 658 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parchim?
Parchim gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Parchim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parchim between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parchim?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Parchim.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parchim?
In Parchim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 10 July 2010, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 16 February 1956.
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