Wittlich climate — normals and trends
Wittlich (Germany) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 775 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 (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Wittlich averages 78 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Wittlich 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 95 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -23.5 °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
WittlichRhineland-Palatinate
- coords
- 49.99°, 6.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
775mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 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
36.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
53 mm
30 June 2024
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
27 April 1981
Sunniest day
15.2 h
28 June 1995
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 | 4.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 123 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 39 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 47 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 87 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 28 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 139 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 82 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wittlich?
Wittlich has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 775 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wittlich?
The hottest day measured in Wittlich between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wittlich?
The coldest day measured in Wittlich between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Wittlich?
Yes. Wittlich gets on average 52.3 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Wittlich warmed?
Yes: Wittlich warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wittlich?
The wettest day measured in Wittlich between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2024, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wittlich?
The windiest day measured in Wittlich between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wittlich?
The warmest month in Wittlich is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Wittlich?
Wittlich receives on average 775 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wittlich?
Wittlich gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wittlich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wittlich between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1981, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wittlich?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wittlich.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wittlich?
In Wittlich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 2 February 1956.
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