Rathenow climate — normals and trends
Rathenow (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 606 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rathenow averages 68 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Rathenow 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 84 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 27 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
RathenowBrandenburg
- coords
- 52.61°, 12.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
606mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 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
38.7 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
60 mm
27 September 1965
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
11 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 h
29 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 77 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 20 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 42 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 64 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rathenow?
Rathenow has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 606 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rathenow?
The hottest day measured in Rathenow between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rathenow?
The coldest day measured in Rathenow between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Rathenow?
Yes. Rathenow gets on average 35.0 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Rathenow warmed?
Yes: Rathenow warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rathenow?
The wettest day measured in Rathenow between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1965, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rathenow?
The windiest day measured in Rathenow between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rathenow?
The warmest month in Rathenow is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rathenow?
Rathenow receives on average 606 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rathenow?
Rathenow gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rathenow?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rathenow between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1990, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rathenow?
Yes: Rathenow has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rathenow?
In Rathenow, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 27 January 1942.
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