Saarburg climate — normals and trends
Saarburg (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 912 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Saarburg averages 69 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Saarburg has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 84 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.3 °C (on 27 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
SaarburgRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.61°, 6.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
912mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.3 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
66 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-25.6 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
27 April 1981
Sunniest day
15.2 h
28 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 137 mm | +56 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 19 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 56 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 69 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 50 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 172 mm | +100 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 113 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 41 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saarburg?
Saarburg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 912 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saarburg?
The hottest day measured in Saarburg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saarburg?
The coldest day measured in Saarburg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Saarburg?
Yes. Saarburg gets on average 40.1 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Saarburg warmed?
Yes: Saarburg warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saarburg?
The wettest day measured in Saarburg between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saarburg?
The windiest day measured in Saarburg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saarburg?
The warmest month in Saarburg is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Saarburg?
Saarburg receives on average 912 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saarburg?
Saarburg 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 Saarburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Saarburg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1981, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Saarburg?
Yes: Saarburg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saarburg?
In Saarburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -25.6 °C on 1 January 1979.
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