Stralsund climate — normals and trends
Stralsund (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 659 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Stralsund averages 75 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Stralsund has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 97 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 8 August 2018) and the coldest -27.0 °C (on 16 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
StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern
- coords
- 54.31°, 13.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.1 °C
8 August 2018
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
60 mm
22 July 2025
Windiest day
63.1 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
21 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
10 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-31.1 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.1 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 54 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 84 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 182 mm | +102 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 71 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 82 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 18 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stralsund?
Stralsund has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stralsund?
The hottest day measured in Stralsund between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2018, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stralsund?
The coldest day measured in Stralsund between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Stralsund?
Yes. Stralsund gets on average 43.2 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Stralsund warmed?
Yes: Stralsund warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stralsund?
The wettest day measured in Stralsund between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2025, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stralsund?
The windiest day measured in Stralsund between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 63.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stralsund?
The warmest month in Stralsund is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Stralsund?
Stralsund receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stralsund?
Stralsund gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stralsund?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stralsund between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stralsund?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Stralsund.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stralsund?
In Stralsund, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 10 July 2010, and the lowest was -31.1 °C on 16 February 1956.
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