Schneeberg climate — normals and trends
Schneeberg (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 926 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 (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Schneeberg averages 122 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Schneeberg has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 102 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 20 August 2012) and the coldest -27.8 °C (on 1 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
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- coords
- 50.59°, 12.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
926mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
142.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
34.0 °C
20 August 2012
Coldest day
-27.8 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
69 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.3 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.9 h
13 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 9.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 56 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 60 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 143 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 107 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 83 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 27 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schneeberg?
Schneeberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schneeberg?
The hottest day measured in Schneeberg between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schneeberg?
The coldest day measured in Schneeberg between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -27.8 °C.
Does it snow in Schneeberg?
Yes. Schneeberg gets on average 142.2 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Schneeberg warmed?
Yes: Schneeberg warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schneeberg?
The wettest day measured in Schneeberg between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schneeberg?
The windiest day measured in Schneeberg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schneeberg?
The warmest month in Schneeberg is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Schneeberg?
Schneeberg receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schneeberg?
Schneeberg 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 Schneeberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schneeberg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schneeberg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schneeberg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schneeberg?
In Schneeberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.3 °C on 1 February 1956.
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