Schwaig climate — normals and trends
Schwaig (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 810 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Schwaig averages 85 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Schwaig 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 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 7 August 2015) and the coldest -25.8 °C (on 23 January 1942).
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
SchwaigBavaria
- coords
- 49.47°, 11.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
810mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
85 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
37.2 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest day
-25.8 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
20 November 2015
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-31.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
9 April 1970
Sunniest day
15.4 h
24 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 26 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 47 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 51 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 127 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schwaig?
Schwaig has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 810 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schwaig?
The hottest day measured in Schwaig between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2015, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schwaig?
The coldest day measured in Schwaig between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -25.8 °C.
Does it snow in Schwaig?
Yes. Schwaig gets on average 68.6 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.
Has the climate of Schwaig warmed?
Yes: Schwaig warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schwaig?
The wettest day measured in Schwaig between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2015, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schwaig?
The windiest day measured in Schwaig between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schwaig?
The warmest month in Schwaig is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Schwaig?
Schwaig receives on average 810 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schwaig?
Schwaig 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 Schwaig?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schwaig between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1970, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schwaig?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schwaig.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schwaig?
In Schwaig, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -31.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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