Wangen climate — normals and trends
Wangen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,309 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wangen averages 91 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Wangen has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -27.6 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
WangenBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 47.69°, 9.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,309mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 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
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
77 mm
19 August 2022
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
21.3 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 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 | 4.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 94 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 32 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 63 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 39 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 106 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 62 mm | -83 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 204 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 176 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 165 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 89 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 89 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wangen?
Wangen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,309 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wangen?
The hottest day measured in Wangen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wangen?
The coldest day measured in Wangen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Wangen?
Yes. Wangen gets on average 155.1 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Wangen warmed?
Yes: Wangen warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wangen?
The wettest day measured in Wangen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2022, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wangen?
The windiest day measured in Wangen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wangen?
The warmest month in Wangen is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Wangen?
Wangen receives on average 1,309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wangen?
Wangen 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 Wangen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wangen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 21.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wangen?
Yes: Wangen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wangen?
In Wangen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 7 January 1985.
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