Schwaan climate — normals and trends
Schwaan (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 650 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Schwaan averages 69 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Schwaan has warmed by +2.3 °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 91 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -23.4 °C (on 16 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
SchwaanMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 53.94°, 12.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.9 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.4 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.4 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
55 mm
10 August 1979
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
1 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-28.4 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.8 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.2 h
30 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 55 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 11 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 52 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 83 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 146 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 82 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schwaan?
Schwaan has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schwaan?
The hottest day measured in Schwaan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schwaan?
The coldest day measured in Schwaan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Schwaan?
Yes. Schwaan gets on average 40.2 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Schwaan warmed?
Yes: Schwaan warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schwaan?
The wettest day measured in Schwaan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1979, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schwaan?
The windiest day measured in Schwaan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schwaan?
The warmest month in Schwaan is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Schwaan?
Schwaan receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schwaan?
Schwaan gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schwaan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schwaan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 23.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schwaan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schwaan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schwaan?
In Schwaan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 1 August 1994, and the lowest was -28.4 °C on 16 February 1956.
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