Viechtach climate — normals and trends
Viechtach (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 1,174 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Viechtach averages 118 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Viechtach 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 137 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 28 July 2013) and the coldest -30.8 °C (on 10 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
ViechtachBavaria
- coords
- 49.08°, 12.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,174mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
118 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
-30.8 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
67 mm
20 May 1941
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
25.4 cm
30 March 1979
Sunniest day
15.6 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 86 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 50 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 30 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 76 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 79 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 162 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 95 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 101 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 102 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 57 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -78 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Viechtach?
Viechtach has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 1,174 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viechtach?
The hottest day measured in Viechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2013, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Viechtach?
The coldest day measured in Viechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -30.8 °C.
Does it snow in Viechtach?
Yes. Viechtach gets on average 155.3 cm of snow per year and has around 118 frost days.
Has the climate of Viechtach warmed?
Yes: Viechtach warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Viechtach?
The wettest day measured in Viechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1941, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Viechtach?
The windiest day measured in Viechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Viechtach?
The warmest month in Viechtach is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Viechtach?
Viechtach receives on average 1,174 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Viechtach?
Viechtach gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Viechtach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Viechtach between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1979, with 25.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Viechtach?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Viechtach.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Viechtach?
In Viechtach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
Compare Viechtach with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Viechtach