Quierschied climate — normals and trends
Quierschied (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 829 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Quierschied averages 63 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Quierschied 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 78 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -20.7 °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
QuierschiedSaarland
- coords
- 49.32°, 7.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
829mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-20.7 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
6 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-25.9 °C
20 December 2009
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
29 December 2001
Sunniest day
15.1 h
1 July 1940
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 | 5.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 122 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 39 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 38 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 65 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 90 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 153 mm | +91 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 96 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quierschied?
Quierschied has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 829 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quierschied?
The hottest day measured in Quierschied between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quierschied?
The coldest day measured in Quierschied between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -20.7 °C.
Does it snow in Quierschied?
Yes. Quierschied gets on average 37.4 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Quierschied warmed?
Yes: Quierschied warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quierschied?
The wettest day measured in Quierschied between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quierschied?
The windiest day measured in Quierschied between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quierschied?
The warmest month in Quierschied is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Quierschied?
Quierschied receives on average 829 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quierschied?
Quierschied 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 Quierschied?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Quierschied between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2001, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Quierschied?
Yes: Quierschied has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quierschied?
In Quierschied, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 6 July 1952, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 20 December 2009.
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