Pirmasens climate — normals and trends
Pirmasens (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 861 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 (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Pirmasens averages 67 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Pirmasens has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 18 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
PirmasensRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.20°, 7.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
39.0 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-27.6 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.1 h
28 June 2019
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 | 5.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 115 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 22 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 38 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 64 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 92 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 45 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 168 mm | +104 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 93 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pirmasens?
Pirmasens has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pirmasens?
The hottest day measured in Pirmasens between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pirmasens?
The coldest day measured in Pirmasens between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Pirmasens?
Yes. Pirmasens gets on average 47.1 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Pirmasens warmed?
Yes: Pirmasens warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pirmasens?
The wettest day measured in Pirmasens between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pirmasens?
The windiest day measured in Pirmasens between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pirmasens?
The warmest month in Pirmasens is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pirmasens?
Pirmasens receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pirmasens?
Pirmasens 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 Pirmasens?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pirmasens between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pirmasens?
Yes: Pirmasens has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pirmasens?
In Pirmasens, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 5 July 2015, and the lowest was -27.6 °C on 10 February 1956.
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