Schwarzheide climate — normals and trends
Schwarzheide (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 667 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Schwarzheide averages 74 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Schwarzheide has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 19 June 2022) and the coldest -27.3 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
SchwarzheideBrandenburg
- coords
- 51.48°, 13.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
667mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
38.1 °C
19 June 2022
Coldest day
-27.3 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
90 mm
12 August 2002
Windiest day
53.9 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.4 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
3 March 1965
Sunniest day
16.0 h
28 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 73 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 24 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 45 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schwarzheide?
Schwarzheide has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 667 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schwarzheide?
The hottest day measured in Schwarzheide between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2022, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schwarzheide?
The coldest day measured in Schwarzheide between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -27.3 °C.
Does it snow in Schwarzheide?
Yes. Schwarzheide gets on average 47.1 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Schwarzheide warmed?
Yes: Schwarzheide warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schwarzheide?
The wettest day measured in Schwarzheide between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2002, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schwarzheide?
The windiest day measured in Schwarzheide between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 53.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schwarzheide?
The warmest month in Schwarzheide is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Schwarzheide?
Schwarzheide receives on average 667 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schwarzheide?
Schwarzheide gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Schwarzheide?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schwarzheide between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1965, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schwarzheide?
Yes: Schwarzheide has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schwarzheide?
In Schwarzheide, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.4 °C on 18 January 1940.
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