Sinzig climate — normals and trends
Sinzig (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 787 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sinzig averages 66 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Sinzig has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -24.6 °C (on 2 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
SinzigRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 50.54°, 7.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
787mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
37.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-24.6 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
68 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
17 November 1972
Sunniest day
15.3 h
1 July 2018
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 | 4.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 118 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 12 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 52 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 101 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 33 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 113 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 72 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sinzig?
Sinzig has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 787 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinzig?
The hottest day measured in Sinzig between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sinzig?
The coldest day measured in Sinzig between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -24.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sinzig?
Yes. Sinzig gets on average 42.6 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Sinzig warmed?
Yes: Sinzig warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sinzig?
The wettest day measured in Sinzig between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sinzig?
The windiest day measured in Sinzig between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sinzig?
The warmest month in Sinzig is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sinzig?
Sinzig receives on average 787 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sinzig?
Sinzig 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 Sinzig?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sinzig between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1972, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sinzig?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sinzig.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinzig?
In Sinzig, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 2 February 1956.
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