Weiskirchen climate — normals and trends
Weiskirchen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 957 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 (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Weiskirchen averages 70 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Weiskirchen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
WeiskirchenSaarland
- coords
- 49.55°, 6.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
957mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
37.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
68 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
54.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.0 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
27 April 1981
Sunniest day
15.2 h
30 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 143 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 19 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 50 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 77 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 90 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 171 mm | +98 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Weiskirchen?
Weiskirchen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 957 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Weiskirchen?
The hottest day measured in Weiskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Weiskirchen?
The coldest day measured in Weiskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Weiskirchen?
Yes. Weiskirchen gets on average 45.1 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Weiskirchen warmed?
Yes: Weiskirchen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Weiskirchen?
The wettest day measured in Weiskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Weiskirchen?
The windiest day measured in Weiskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Weiskirchen?
The warmest month in Weiskirchen is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Weiskirchen?
Weiskirchen receives on average 957 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Weiskirchen?
Weiskirchen 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 Weiskirchen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Weiskirchen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1981, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Weiskirchen?
Yes: Weiskirchen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Weiskirchen?
In Weiskirchen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.0 °C on 1 January 1979.
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