Plau am See climate — normals and trends
Plau am See (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 648 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Plau am See averages 75 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Plau am See 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 96 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -22.9 °C (on 2 February 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
Plau am SeeMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 53.46°, 12.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
648mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 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
35.8 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
2 February 1940
Wettest day
71 mm
29 July 2013
Windiest day
56.7 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
2 February 1940
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.1 h
1 July 2025
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 | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 13 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 12 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 65 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 150 mm | +78 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 52 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 71 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 24 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Plau am See?
Plau am See has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Plau am See?
The hottest day measured in Plau am See between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Plau am See?
The coldest day measured in Plau am See between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1940, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Plau am See?
Yes. Plau am See gets on average 43.2 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Plau am See warmed?
Yes: Plau am See warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Plau am See?
The wettest day measured in Plau am See between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2013, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Plau am See?
The windiest day measured in Plau am See between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 56.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Plau am See?
The warmest month in Plau am See is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Plau am See?
Plau am See receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Plau am See?
Plau am See 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 Plau am See?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Plau am See between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Plau am See?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Plau am See.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Plau am See?
In Plau am See, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 2 February 1940.
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