Zschopau climate — normals and trends
Zschopau (Germany) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 945 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zschopau averages 103 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Zschopau 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 123 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 20 July 2022) and the coldest -28.3 °C (on 2 February 1956).
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
ZschopauSaxony
- coords
- 50.75°, 13.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
945mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
34.8 °C
20 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
99 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
1 November 1998
Strongest gust
135.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
7 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
28.5 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
16.0 h
14 June 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 85 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 39 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 58 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 71 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 133 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 53 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 111 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 91 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zschopau?
Zschopau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zschopau?
The hottest day measured in Zschopau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2022, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zschopau?
The coldest day measured in Zschopau between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Zschopau?
Yes. Zschopau gets on average 126.5 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Zschopau warmed?
Yes: Zschopau warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zschopau?
The wettest day measured in Zschopau between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zschopau?
The windiest day measured in Zschopau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1998, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zschopau?
The warmest month in Zschopau is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zschopau?
Zschopau receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zschopau?
Zschopau gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zschopau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zschopau between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 28.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zschopau?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zschopau.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zschopau?
In Zschopau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 7 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 2 February 1956.
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