Wanzleben climate — normals and trends
Wanzleben (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 583 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wanzleben averages 70 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Wanzleben has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -25.6 °C (on 9 February 1986).
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
WanzlebenSaxony-Anhalt
- coords
- 52.06°, 11.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
583mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.2 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-25.6 °C
9 February 1986
Wettest day
48 mm
17 July 2002
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
9 February 1986
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
2 January 1987
Sunniest day
16.0 h
13 June 2006
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 | 4.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 71 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 12 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 66 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 60 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wanzleben?
Wanzleben has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 583 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wanzleben?
The hottest day measured in Wanzleben between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wanzleben?
The coldest day measured in Wanzleben between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1986, at -25.6 °C.
Does it snow in Wanzleben?
Yes. Wanzleben gets on average 36.4 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Wanzleben warmed?
Yes: Wanzleben warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wanzleben?
The wettest day measured in Wanzleben between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2002, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wanzleben?
The windiest day measured in Wanzleben between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wanzleben?
The warmest month in Wanzleben is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wanzleben?
Wanzleben receives on average 583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wanzleben?
Wanzleben gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wanzleben?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wanzleben between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1987, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wanzleben?
Yes: Wanzleben has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wanzleben?
In Wanzleben, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 9 February 1986.
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