Pottenstein climate — normals and trends
Pottenstein (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 869 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pottenstein averages 91 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Pottenstein has warmed by +2.0 °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 107 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 23 January 1942).
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
PottensteinBavaria
- coords
- 49.77°, 11.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
869mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.0 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 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
36.3 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
44 mm
29 May 2007
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
19 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
4 December 1981
Sunniest day
15.5 h
21 June 2022
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 | 4.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 84 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 25 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 25 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 69 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 126 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 99 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 23 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pottenstein?
Pottenstein has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pottenstein?
The hottest day measured in Pottenstein between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pottenstein?
The coldest day measured in Pottenstein between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pottenstein?
Yes. Pottenstein gets on average 81.0 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Pottenstein warmed?
Yes: Pottenstein warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pottenstein?
The wettest day measured in Pottenstein between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2007, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pottenstein?
The windiest day measured in Pottenstein between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pottenstein?
The warmest month in Pottenstein is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pottenstein?
Pottenstein receives on average 869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pottenstein?
Pottenstein gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pottenstein?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pottenstein between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1981, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pottenstein?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pottenstein.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pottenstein?
In Pottenstein, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 19 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 23 January 1942.
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