Torgau climate — normals and trends
Torgau (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 632 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Torgau averages 71 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Torgau has warmed by +2.4 °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 88 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 9 August 1992) and the coldest -27.5 °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
TorgauSaxony
- coords
- 51.56°, 13.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
37.6 °C
9 August 1992
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
80 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
2 January 1987
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 | 6.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 69 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 22 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 26 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 90 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 39 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 64 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 58 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Torgau?
Torgau has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Torgau?
The hottest day measured in Torgau between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1992, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Torgau?
The coldest day measured in Torgau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Torgau?
Yes. Torgau gets on average 41.2 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Torgau warmed?
Yes: Torgau warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Torgau?
The wettest day measured in Torgau between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Torgau?
The windiest day measured in Torgau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Torgau?
The warmest month in Torgau is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Torgau?
Torgau receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Torgau?
Torgau 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 Torgau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Torgau between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Torgau?
Yes: Torgau has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Torgau?
In Torgau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 18 January 1940.
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