Schwarzenfeld climate — normals and trends
Schwarzenfeld (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 771 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Schwarzenfeld averages 99 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Schwarzenfeld has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -26.0 °C (on 10 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
SchwarzenfeldBavaria
- coords
- 49.39°, 12.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
771mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °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
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
37.5 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
55 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
15 February 1990
Sunniest day
15.6 h
20 June 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 51 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 107 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 51 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 68 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schwarzenfeld?
Schwarzenfeld has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 771 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schwarzenfeld?
The hottest day measured in Schwarzenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schwarzenfeld?
The coldest day measured in Schwarzenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Schwarzenfeld?
Yes. Schwarzenfeld gets on average 77.5 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Schwarzenfeld warmed?
Yes: Schwarzenfeld warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schwarzenfeld?
The wettest day measured in Schwarzenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schwarzenfeld?
The windiest day measured in Schwarzenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schwarzenfeld?
The warmest month in Schwarzenfeld is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Schwarzenfeld?
Schwarzenfeld receives on average 771 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schwarzenfeld?
Schwarzenfeld gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schwarzenfeld?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schwarzenfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1990, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schwarzenfeld?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schwarzenfeld.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schwarzenfeld?
In Schwarzenfeld, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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