Velden climate — normals and trends
Velden (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 940 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 (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Velden averages 82 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Velden has warmed by +2.6 °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 107 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -27.7 °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
VeldenBavaria
- coords
- 48.37°, 12.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
940mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
37.7 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
70 mm
19 July 1981
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
3 February 2019
Sunniest day
15.3 h
22 June 2025
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 | 4.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 19 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 74 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 65 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 130 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 115 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 63 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 63 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 23 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Velden?
Velden has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 940 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Velden?
The hottest day measured in Velden between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Velden?
The coldest day measured in Velden between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Velden?
Yes. Velden gets on average 70.9 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Velden warmed?
Yes: Velden warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Velden?
The wettest day measured in Velden between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1981, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Velden?
The windiest day measured in Velden between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Velden?
The warmest month in Velden is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Velden?
Velden receives on average 940 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Velden?
Velden gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Velden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Velden between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2019, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Velden?
Yes: Velden has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Velden?
In Velden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 10 February 1956.
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