Riedlingen climate — normals and trends
Riedlingen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,046 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Riedlingen averages 102 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Riedlingen has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 120 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -29.0 °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
RiedlingenBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.15°, 9.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,046mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
94.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
34.1 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-29.0 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
57 mm
31 August 2017
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-34.5 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
21.0 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.1 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 | 4.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 91 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 48 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 107 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 160 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 115 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 173 mm | +92 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 66 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 73 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Riedlingen?
Riedlingen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,046 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Riedlingen?
The hottest day measured in Riedlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Riedlingen?
The coldest day measured in Riedlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -29.0 °C.
Does it snow in Riedlingen?
Yes. Riedlingen gets on average 94.7 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Riedlingen warmed?
Yes: Riedlingen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Riedlingen?
The wettest day measured in Riedlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2017, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Riedlingen?
The windiest day measured in Riedlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Riedlingen?
The warmest month in Riedlingen is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Riedlingen?
Riedlingen receives on average 1,046 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Riedlingen?
Riedlingen 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 Riedlingen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Riedlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 21.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Riedlingen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Riedlingen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Riedlingen?
In Riedlingen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 13 January 1987.
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