Rotthalmünster climate — normals and trends
Rotthalmünster (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,081 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 (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rotthalmünster averages 90 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Rotthalmünster has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -29.7 °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
RotthalmünsterBavaria
- coords
- 48.36°, 13.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,081mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
36.8 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
82 mm
19 July 1981
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
19 January 2007
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
28 October 1956
Sunniest day
15.5 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 59 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 82 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 95 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 56 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 179 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 113 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 94 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 70 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rotthalmünster?
Rotthalmünster has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,081 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rotthalmünster?
The hottest day measured in Rotthalmünster between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rotthalmünster?
The coldest day measured in Rotthalmünster between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Rotthalmünster?
Yes. Rotthalmünster gets on average 95.8 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Rotthalmünster warmed?
Yes: Rotthalmünster warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rotthalmünster?
The wettest day measured in Rotthalmünster between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1981, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rotthalmünster?
The windiest day measured in Rotthalmünster between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2007, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rotthalmünster?
The warmest month in Rotthalmünster is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rotthalmünster?
Rotthalmünster receives on average 1,081 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rotthalmünster?
Rotthalmünster 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 Rotthalmünster?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rotthalmünster between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1956, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rotthalmünster?
Yes: Rotthalmünster has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rotthalmünster?
In Rotthalmünster, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 23 January 1942.
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