Waldkappel climate — normals and trends
Waldkappel (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 739 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Waldkappel averages 79 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Waldkappel 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 96 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -29.5 °C (on 27 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
WaldkappelHesse
- coords
- 51.14°, 9.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
739mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.0 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-29.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
10 August 1981
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
2 March 1987
Sunniest day
15.6 h
20 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 | 4.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 105 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +4.5 °C | 11 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 64 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 56 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 45 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 60 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 61 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 38 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 24 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Waldkappel?
Waldkappel has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 739 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Waldkappel?
The hottest day measured in Waldkappel between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Waldkappel?
The coldest day measured in Waldkappel between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -29.5 °C.
Does it snow in Waldkappel?
Yes. Waldkappel gets on average 55.6 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Waldkappel warmed?
Yes: Waldkappel warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Waldkappel?
The wettest day measured in Waldkappel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1981, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Waldkappel?
The windiest day measured in Waldkappel between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Waldkappel?
The warmest month in Waldkappel is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Waldkappel?
Waldkappel receives on average 739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Waldkappel?
Waldkappel gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Waldkappel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Waldkappel between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1987, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Waldkappel?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Waldkappel.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Waldkappel?
In Waldkappel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 27 January 1942.
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