Salzweg climate — normals and trends
Salzweg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 874 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Salzweg averages 89 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Salzweg has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -31.0 °C (on 10 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
SalzwegBavaria
- coords
- 48.62°, 13.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
874mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
85 mm
7 August 2002
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.1 cm
28 October 1956
Sunniest day
15.6 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 | 3.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 19 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 53 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 55 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 121 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 78 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 67 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 56 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 3.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salzweg?
Salzweg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 874 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salzweg?
The hottest day measured in Salzweg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salzweg?
The coldest day measured in Salzweg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Salzweg?
Yes. Salzweg gets on average 80.0 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Salzweg warmed?
Yes: Salzweg warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salzweg?
The wettest day measured in Salzweg between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2002, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salzweg?
The windiest day measured in Salzweg between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salzweg?
The warmest month in Salzweg is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Salzweg?
Salzweg receives on average 874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salzweg?
Salzweg 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 Salzweg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Salzweg between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1956, with 24.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Salzweg?
Yes: Salzweg has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salzweg?
In Salzweg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 10 February 1956.
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