Schongau climate — normals and trends
Schongau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 1,341 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Schongau averages 126 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Schongau has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 155 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 28 July 2013) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 7 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
SchongauBavaria
- coords
- 47.81°, 10.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,341mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
126 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
189.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
34.5 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest day
-32.1 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
98 mm
21 May 1999
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
137.5 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
30.2 cm
13 April 1994
Sunniest day
15.2 h
15 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 72 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 87 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 43 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 136 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +5.2 °C | 99 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 268 mm | +99 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 170 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 116 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 70 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 91 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 34 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schongau?
Schongau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 1,341 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schongau?
The hottest day measured in Schongau between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2013, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schongau?
The coldest day measured in Schongau between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -32.1 °C.
Does it snow in Schongau?
Yes. Schongau gets on average 189.5 cm of snow per year and has around 126 frost days.
Has the climate of Schongau warmed?
Yes: Schongau warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schongau?
The wettest day measured in Schongau between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schongau?
The windiest day measured in Schongau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schongau?
The warmest month in Schongau is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Schongau?
Schongau receives on average 1,341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schongau?
Schongau gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schongau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schongau between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1994, with 30.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schongau?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schongau.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schongau?
In Schongau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 7 January 1985.
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