Winterlingen climate — normals and trends
Winterlingen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,031 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Winterlingen averages 101 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Winterlingen 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 118 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 19 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
WinterlingenBaden-Wurttemberg
- coords
- 48.18°, 9.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,031mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
34.3 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
31 August 2017
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
10 April 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
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 | 4.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 98 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 40 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 47 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 77 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +5.6 °C | 93 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 167 mm | +56 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 109 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 162 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Winterlingen?
Winterlingen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Winterlingen?
The hottest day measured in Winterlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Winterlingen?
The coldest day measured in Winterlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Winterlingen?
Yes. Winterlingen gets on average 100.1 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Winterlingen warmed?
Yes: Winterlingen warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Winterlingen?
The wettest day measured in Winterlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2017, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Winterlingen?
The windiest day measured in Winterlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Winterlingen?
The warmest month in Winterlingen is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Winterlingen?
Winterlingen receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Winterlingen?
Winterlingen gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Winterlingen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Winterlingen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Winterlingen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Winterlingen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Winterlingen?
In Winterlingen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 19 January 1940.
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