Weißenfels climate — normals and trends
Weißenfels (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 620 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Weißenfels averages 71 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Weißenfels 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 87 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -27.1 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt
- coords
- 51.20°, 11.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.9 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
56 mm
2 August 2024
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
3 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
31 October 1941
Sunniest day
15.9 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 | 5.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 59 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 36 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 43 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 101 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 50 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Weißenfels?
Weißenfels has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Weißenfels?
The hottest day measured in Weißenfels between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Weißenfels?
The coldest day measured in Weißenfels between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Weißenfels?
Yes. Weißenfels gets on average 42.6 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Weißenfels warmed?
Yes: Weißenfels warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Weißenfels?
The wettest day measured in Weißenfels between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2024, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Weißenfels?
The windiest day measured in Weißenfels between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Weißenfels?
The warmest month in Weißenfels is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Weißenfels?
Weißenfels receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Weißenfels?
Weißenfels gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Weißenfels?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Weißenfels between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1941, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Weißenfels?
Yes: Weißenfels has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Weißenfels?
In Weißenfels, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 3 August 1943, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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