Wurzen climate — normals and trends
Wurzen (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 699 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wurzen averages 74 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Wurzen has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 16 July 2007) and the coldest -26.5 °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
WurzenSaxony
- coords
- 51.37°, 12.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
16 July 2007
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
78 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
3 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-31.2 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
5 March 1970
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 73 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 27 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 28 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 93 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 44 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 76 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 73 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wurzen?
Wurzen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wurzen?
The hottest day measured in Wurzen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2007, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wurzen?
The coldest day measured in Wurzen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Wurzen?
Yes. Wurzen gets on average 51.0 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Wurzen warmed?
Yes: Wurzen warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wurzen?
The wettest day measured in Wurzen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wurzen?
The windiest day measured in Wurzen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wurzen?
The warmest month in Wurzen is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Wurzen?
Wurzen receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wurzen?
Wurzen gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wurzen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wurzen between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1970, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wurzen?
Yes: Wurzen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wurzen?
In Wurzen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 August 1943, and the lowest was -31.2 °C on 18 January 1940.
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