Wittstock climate — normals and trends
Wittstock (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 633 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wittstock averages 77 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Wittstock has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 18 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
WittstockBrandenburg
- coords
- 53.16°, 12.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
36.9 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
16 September 1968
Windiest day
58.1 km/h
13 November 1972
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
10 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.2 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.0 h
2 July 2025
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 | 3.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 75 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 53 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 145 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 72 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 24 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wittstock?
Wittstock has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wittstock?
The hottest day measured in Wittstock between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wittstock?
The coldest day measured in Wittstock between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Wittstock?
Yes. Wittstock gets on average 43.7 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Wittstock warmed?
Yes: Wittstock warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wittstock?
The wettest day measured in Wittstock between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1968, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wittstock?
The windiest day measured in Wittstock between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1972, with winds reaching 58.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wittstock?
The warmest month in Wittstock is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Wittstock?
Wittstock receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wittstock?
Wittstock 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 Wittstock?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wittstock between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 19.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wittstock?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wittstock.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wittstock?
In Wittstock, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 10 July 1959, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 18 January 1940.
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