Brixen climate — normals and trends
Brixen (Italy) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 933 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 (12.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Brixen averages 195 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Brixen has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 224 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 26 June 2019) and the coldest -37.2 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
BrixenTrentino-Alto Adige
- coords
- 46.72°, 11.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.9°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
933mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
195 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
248.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
31.0 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest day
-37.2 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
127 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
19.8 km/h
16 May 2014
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
30.6 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
75.3 cm
4 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.2 h
16 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 69 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 74 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 81 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 163 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 83 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 17.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 126 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 101 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 49 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 3.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 16 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brixen?
Brixen has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brixen?
The hottest day measured in Brixen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2019, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brixen?
The coldest day measured in Brixen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -37.2 °C.
Does it snow in Brixen?
Yes. Brixen gets on average 248.1 cm of snow per year and has around 195 frost days.
Has the climate of Brixen warmed?
Yes: Brixen warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brixen?
The wettest day measured in Brixen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brixen?
The windiest day measured in Brixen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2014, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brixen?
The warmest month in Brixen is July (12.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Brixen?
Brixen receives on average 933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brixen?
Brixen gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brixen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brixen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 75.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brixen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Brixen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brixen?
In Brixen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.6 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 7 January 1985.
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