Traunstein climate — normals and trends
Traunstein (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 1,807 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Traunstein averages 141 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Traunstein has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 113 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 28 July 2013) and the coldest -27.5 °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
TraunsteinBavaria
- coords
- 47.87°, 12.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
2.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,807mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
310.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
34.0 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
94 mm
2 June 2013
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
29 October 2017
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
1 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
31.2 cm
20 January 1951
Sunniest day
15.3 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 69 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 147 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 62 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 197 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 126 mm | -101 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 342 mm | +107 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 174 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 122 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 124 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 114 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -86 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Traunstein?
Traunstein has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 1,807 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Traunstein?
The hottest day measured in Traunstein between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2013, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Traunstein?
The coldest day measured in Traunstein between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Traunstein?
Yes. Traunstein gets on average 310.6 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Traunstein warmed?
Yes: Traunstein warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Traunstein?
The wettest day measured in Traunstein between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2013, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Traunstein?
The windiest day measured in Traunstein between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2017, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Traunstein?
The warmest month in Traunstein is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Traunstein?
Traunstein receives on average 1,807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Traunstein?
Traunstein gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Traunstein?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Traunstein between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1951, with 31.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Traunstein?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Traunstein.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Traunstein?
In Traunstein, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 27 July 1983, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 23 January 1942.
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