Perleberg climate — normals and trends
Perleberg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 641 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Perleberg averages 70 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Perleberg has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -23.2 °C (on 6 February 2012).
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
PerlebergBrandenburg
- coords
- 53.08°, 11.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 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
38.8 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
6 February 2012
Wettest day
58 mm
27 September 1965
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
16 February 1969
Sunniest day
16.0 h
14 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 77 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 9 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 59 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 126 mm | +56 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Perleberg?
Perleberg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Perleberg?
The hottest day measured in Perleberg between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Perleberg?
The coldest day measured in Perleberg between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2012, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Perleberg?
Yes. Perleberg gets on average 36.0 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Perleberg warmed?
Yes: Perleberg warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Perleberg?
The wettest day measured in Perleberg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1965, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Perleberg?
The windiest day measured in Perleberg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Perleberg?
The warmest month in Perleberg is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Perleberg?
Perleberg receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Perleberg?
Perleberg gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Perleberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Perleberg between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1969, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Perleberg?
Yes: Perleberg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Perleberg?
In Perleberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 18 January 1940.
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