Werdau climate — normals and trends
Werdau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 845 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Werdau averages 85 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Werdau 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 103 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -26.8 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
WerdauSaxony
- coords
- 50.74°, 12.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
845mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
85 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
88.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.6 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
79 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
29.5 cm
24 April 1980
Sunniest day
15.9 h
23 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 72 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 51 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 70 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 130 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 52 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 94 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 87 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 37 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 25 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Werdau?
Werdau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 845 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Werdau?
The hottest day measured in Werdau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Werdau?
The coldest day measured in Werdau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Werdau?
Yes. Werdau gets on average 88.6 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.
Has the climate of Werdau warmed?
Yes: Werdau warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Werdau?
The wettest day measured in Werdau between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Werdau?
The windiest day measured in Werdau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Werdau?
The warmest month in Werdau is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Werdau?
Werdau receives on average 845 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Werdau?
Werdau 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 Werdau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Werdau between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1980, with 29.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Werdau?
Yes: Werdau has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Werdau?
In Werdau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 1 February 1956.
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