Rochlitz climate — normals and trends
Rochlitz (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 728 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rochlitz averages 75 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Rochlitz has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 20 August 2012) and the coldest -25.6 °C (on 2 February 1956).
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
RochlitzSaxony
- coords
- 51.05°, 12.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
728mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
36.7 °C
20 August 2012
Coldest day
-25.6 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
86 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-31.2 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.0 h
13 June 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 68 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 46 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 99 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 82 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 86 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 32 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rochlitz?
Rochlitz has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rochlitz?
The hottest day measured in Rochlitz between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rochlitz?
The coldest day measured in Rochlitz between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -25.6 °C.
Does it snow in Rochlitz?
Yes. Rochlitz gets on average 64.6 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Rochlitz warmed?
Yes: Rochlitz warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rochlitz?
The wettest day measured in Rochlitz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rochlitz?
The windiest day measured in Rochlitz between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rochlitz?
The warmest month in Rochlitz is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rochlitz?
Rochlitz receives on average 728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rochlitz?
Rochlitz gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rochlitz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rochlitz between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rochlitz?
Yes: Rochlitz has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rochlitz?
In Rochlitz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -31.2 °C on 2 February 1956.
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