Schorndorf climate — normals and trends
Schorndorf (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 964 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Schorndorf averages 84 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Schorndorf has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
SchorndorfBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.81°, 9.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
964mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
36.2 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
65 mm
3 August 1968
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.2 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.1 h
18 June 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 88 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 33 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 44 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +5.3 °C | 71 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 125 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 78 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 167 mm | +96 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 81 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 68 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schorndorf?
Schorndorf has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 964 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schorndorf?
The hottest day measured in Schorndorf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schorndorf?
The coldest day measured in Schorndorf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Schorndorf?
Yes. Schorndorf gets on average 72.5 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Schorndorf warmed?
Yes: Schorndorf warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schorndorf?
The wettest day measured in Schorndorf between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1968, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schorndorf?
The windiest day measured in Schorndorf between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schorndorf?
The warmest month in Schorndorf is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Schorndorf?
Schorndorf receives on average 964 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schorndorf?
Schorndorf gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schorndorf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schorndorf between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schorndorf?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schorndorf.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schorndorf?
In Schorndorf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.2 °C on 13 January 1987.
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