Windsbach climate — normals and trends
Windsbach (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 767 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Windsbach averages 80 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Windsbach has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -26.4 °C (on 10 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
WindsbachBavaria
- coords
- 49.25°, 10.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
767mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
37.0 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
54 mm
21 May 1999
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-31.7 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.2 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 72 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 57 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 99 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 54 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 148 mm | +91 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Windsbach?
Windsbach has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 767 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Windsbach?
The hottest day measured in Windsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Windsbach?
The coldest day measured in Windsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Windsbach?
Yes. Windsbach gets on average 58.2 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Windsbach warmed?
Yes: Windsbach warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Windsbach?
The wettest day measured in Windsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Windsbach?
The windiest day measured in Windsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Windsbach?
The warmest month in Windsbach is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Windsbach?
Windsbach receives on average 767 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Windsbach?
Windsbach gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Windsbach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Windsbach between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Windsbach?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Windsbach.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Windsbach?
In Windsbach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -31.7 °C on 21 January 1942.
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