Rastatt climate — normals and trends
Rastatt (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,160 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Rastatt averages 72 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Rastatt 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 88 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -25.6 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
RastattBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.86°, 8.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,160mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
78.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
37.4 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-25.6 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
73 mm
29 October 1998
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 108 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 67 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 24 mm | -68 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 52 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 86 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 157 mm | +55 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 80 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 167 mm | +83 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 113 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 74 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rastatt?
Rastatt has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rastatt?
The hottest day measured in Rastatt between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rastatt?
The coldest day measured in Rastatt between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -25.6 °C.
Does it snow in Rastatt?
Yes. Rastatt gets on average 78.6 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Rastatt warmed?
Yes: Rastatt warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rastatt?
The wettest day measured in Rastatt between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1998, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rastatt?
The windiest day measured in Rastatt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rastatt?
The warmest month in Rastatt is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Rastatt?
Rastatt receives on average 1,160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rastatt?
Rastatt gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rastatt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rastatt between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rastatt?
Yes: Rastatt has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rastatt?
In Rastatt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 13 January 1987.
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