Reichenau climate — normals and trends
Reichenau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,030 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 (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Reichenau averages 78 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Reichenau has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 19 June 2022) and the coldest -24.3 °C (on 6 January 1947).
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
ReichenauBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 47.69°, 9.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,030mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
35.1 °C
19 June 2022
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
6 January 1947
Wettest day
59 mm
11 July 1956
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-30.5 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.1 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 96 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 45 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 58 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 156 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 170 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 139 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 78 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 89 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Reichenau?
Reichenau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,030 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Reichenau?
The hottest day measured in Reichenau between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2022, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Reichenau?
The coldest day measured in Reichenau between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1947, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Reichenau?
Yes. Reichenau gets on average 77.0 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Reichenau warmed?
Yes: Reichenau warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Reichenau?
The wettest day measured in Reichenau between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1956, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Reichenau?
The windiest day measured in Reichenau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Reichenau?
The warmest month in Reichenau is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Reichenau?
Reichenau receives on average 1,030 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Reichenau?
Reichenau gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Reichenau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Reichenau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 24.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Reichenau?
Yes: Reichenau has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Reichenau?
In Reichenau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -30.5 °C on 10 February 1956.
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