Wittingen climate — normals and trends
Wittingen (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 669 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wittingen averages 69 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Wittingen has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 27 January 1942).
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
WittingenLower Saxony
- coords
- 52.73°, 10.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
38.5 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
18 July 2002
Windiest day
61.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
4 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
16 February 1969
Sunniest day
16.1 h
27 June 2005
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 | 4.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 75 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 10 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 47 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 56 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 100 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 27 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 70 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 54 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wittingen?
Wittingen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wittingen?
The hottest day measured in Wittingen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wittingen?
The coldest day measured in Wittingen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Wittingen?
Yes. Wittingen gets on average 38.8 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Wittingen warmed?
Yes: Wittingen warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wittingen?
The wettest day measured in Wittingen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2002, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wittingen?
The windiest day measured in Wittingen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wittingen?
The warmest month in Wittingen is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wittingen?
Wittingen receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wittingen?
Wittingen gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wittingen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wittingen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1969, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wittingen?
Yes: Wittingen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wittingen?
In Wittingen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 4 July 2015, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 27 January 1942.
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