Sangerhausen climate — normals and trends
Sangerhausen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 601 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sangerhausen averages 86 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Sangerhausen has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -27.6 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
SangerhausenSaxony-Anhalt
- coords
- 51.47°, 11.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
37.3 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
74 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
2 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
15.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 70 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 3.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 102 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 51 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sangerhausen?
Sangerhausen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sangerhausen?
The hottest day measured in Sangerhausen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sangerhausen?
The coldest day measured in Sangerhausen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sangerhausen?
Yes. Sangerhausen gets on average 50.2 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Sangerhausen warmed?
Yes: Sangerhausen warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sangerhausen?
The wettest day measured in Sangerhausen between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sangerhausen?
The windiest day measured in Sangerhausen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sangerhausen?
The warmest month in Sangerhausen is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sangerhausen?
Sangerhausen receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sangerhausen?
Sangerhausen gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sangerhausen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sangerhausen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sangerhausen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sangerhausen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sangerhausen?
In Sangerhausen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 2 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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