Umkirch climate — normals and trends
Umkirch (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 1,044 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Umkirch averages 76 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Umkirch has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 6 January 1947).
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
UmkirchBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.03°, 7.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,044mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
6 January 1947
Wettest day
63 mm
16 August 1980
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.4 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
7 February 1958
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 May 1940
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 | 6.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 119 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 48 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 66 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 79 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 106 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 151 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 151 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 114 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Umkirch?
Umkirch has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 1,044 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Umkirch?
The hottest day measured in Umkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Umkirch?
The coldest day measured in Umkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1947, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Umkirch?
Yes. Umkirch gets on average 86.7 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Umkirch warmed?
Yes: Umkirch warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Umkirch?
The wettest day measured in Umkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1980, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Umkirch?
The windiest day measured in Umkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Umkirch?
The warmest month in Umkirch is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Umkirch?
Umkirch receives on average 1,044 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Umkirch?
Umkirch gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Umkirch?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Umkirch between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1958, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Umkirch?
Yes: Umkirch has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Umkirch?
In Umkirch, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.4 °C on 10 February 1956.
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