Runkel climate — normals and trends
Runkel (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 765 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Runkel averages 75 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Runkel has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 16 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
RunkelHesse
- coords
- 50.41°, 8.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
765mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
37.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
59 mm
27 August 2010
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
29 March 1952
Sunniest day
15.2 h
1 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 120 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 10 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 52 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 50 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 50 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 84 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 37 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 103 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 79 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 28 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Runkel?
Runkel has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Runkel?
The hottest day measured in Runkel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Runkel?
The coldest day measured in Runkel between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Runkel?
Yes. Runkel gets on average 45.8 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Runkel warmed?
Yes: Runkel warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Runkel?
The wettest day measured in Runkel between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2010, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Runkel?
The windiest day measured in Runkel between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Runkel?
The warmest month in Runkel is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Runkel?
Runkel receives on average 765 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Runkel?
Runkel gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Runkel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Runkel between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1952, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Runkel?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Runkel.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Runkel?
In Runkel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 16 February 1956.
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