Schweich climate — normals and trends
Schweich (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 882 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Schweich averages 73 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Schweich has warmed by +2.0 °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 89 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.0 °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
SchweichRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.82°, 6.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
882mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.0 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
55 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
27 April 1981
Sunniest day
15.2 h
28 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 138 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 40 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 18 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 51 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 63 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 80 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 41 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 162 mm | +93 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 105 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 55 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 37 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Schweich?
Schweich has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 882 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Schweich?
The hottest day measured in Schweich between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Schweich?
The coldest day measured in Schweich between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Schweich?
Yes. Schweich gets on average 45.4 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Schweich warmed?
Yes: Schweich warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Schweich?
The wettest day measured in Schweich between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Schweich?
The windiest day measured in Schweich between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Schweich?
The warmest month in Schweich is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Schweich?
Schweich receives on average 882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Schweich?
Schweich 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 Schweich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Schweich between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1981, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Schweich?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Schweich.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Schweich?
In Schweich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 1 January 1979.
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