Sohland climate — normals and trends
Sohland (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 812 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 (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sohland averages 96 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Sohland has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 9 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
SohlandSaxony
- coords
- 51.04°, 14.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
812mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 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 = 0.50 · 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
35.9 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
80 mm
13 August 1948
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
4 January 1976
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
15 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
16.0 h
22 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 75 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 37 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 40 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 72 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 135 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 6.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sohland?
Sohland has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 812 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sohland?
The hottest day measured in Sohland between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sohland?
The coldest day measured in Sohland between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sohland?
Yes. Sohland gets on average 84.6 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Sohland warmed?
Yes: Sohland warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sohland?
The wettest day measured in Sohland between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1948, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sohland?
The windiest day measured in Sohland between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1976, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sohland?
The warmest month in Sohland is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sohland?
Sohland receives on average 812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sohland?
Sohland 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 Sohland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sohland between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sohland?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sohland.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sohland?
In Sohland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 15 August 2025, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 9 February 1956.
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