Riedenburg climate — normals and trends
Riedenburg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 808 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Riedenburg averages 89 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Riedenburg has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -26.7 °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
RiedenburgBavaria
- coords
- 48.96°, 11.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
808mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
38.6 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-26.7 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
60 mm
30 May 1940
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.5 h
13 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 82 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 66 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 62 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 119 mm | +57 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 63 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Riedenburg?
Riedenburg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Riedenburg?
The hottest day measured in Riedenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Riedenburg?
The coldest day measured in Riedenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -26.7 °C.
Does it snow in Riedenburg?
Yes. Riedenburg gets on average 64.8 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Riedenburg warmed?
Yes: Riedenburg warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Riedenburg?
The wettest day measured in Riedenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1940, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Riedenburg?
The windiest day measured in Riedenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Riedenburg?
The warmest month in Riedenburg is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Riedenburg?
Riedenburg receives on average 808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Riedenburg?
Riedenburg gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Riedenburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Riedenburg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Riedenburg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Riedenburg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Riedenburg?
In Riedenburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 10 February 1956.
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