Schönau am Königssee climate — normals and trends
Schönau am Königssee (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,840 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 (14.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Schönau am Königssee averages 176 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.
Schönau am Königssee has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 208 to 144 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 30 June 2019) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 8 January 1985).
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
Schönau am KönigsseeBavaria
- coords
- 47.60°, 12.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,840mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
202 d/yr
Annual snowfall
423.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
32.7 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
92 mm
9 August 1970
Windiest day
20.3 km/h
29 October 2017
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
18 January 2000
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest feels-like
-35.0 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
44.8 cm
14 September 2024
Sunniest day
15.3 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 73 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -70 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 164 mm | +33 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 71 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 226 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 133 mm | -94 mm |
| Jul | 18.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 360 mm | +121 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 184 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 173 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 117 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 107 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 32 mm | -85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schönau am Königssee?
Schönau am Königssee has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,840 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schönau am Königssee?
The hottest day measured in Schönau am Königssee between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2019, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schönau am Königssee?
The coldest day measured in Schönau am Königssee between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Schönau am Königssee?
Yes. Schönau am Königssee gets on average 423.0 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Schönau am Königssee warmed?
Yes: Schönau am Königssee warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schönau am Königssee?
The wettest day measured in Schönau am Königssee between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1970, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schönau am Königssee?
The windiest day measured in Schönau am Königssee between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2017, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schönau am Königssee?
The warmest month in Schönau am Königssee is July (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Schönau am Königssee?
Schönau am Königssee receives on average 1,840 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schönau am Königssee?
Schönau am Königssee gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schönau am Königssee?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schönau am Königssee between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2024, with 44.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schönau am Königssee?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schönau am Königssee.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schönau am Königssee?
In Schönau am Königssee, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 28 July 2013, and the lowest was -35.0 °C on 8 January 1985.
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