Oberengstringen climate — normals and trends
Oberengstringen (Switzerland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,091 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 (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Oberengstringen averages 80 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Oberengstringen 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 103 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -24.6 °C (on 19 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
OberengstringenCanton of Zurich
- coords
- 47.41°, 8.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,091mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
36.7 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-24.6 °C
19 January 1940
Wettest day
64 mm
7 August 1978
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.4 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
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 | 4.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 103 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 63 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 113 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 70 mm | -44 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 152 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 187 mm | +76 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 145 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 93 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oberengstringen?
Oberengstringen has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,091 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oberengstringen?
The hottest day measured in Oberengstringen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oberengstringen?
The coldest day measured in Oberengstringen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, at -24.6 °C.
Does it snow in Oberengstringen?
Yes. Oberengstringen gets on average 81.0 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Oberengstringen warmed?
Yes: Oberengstringen warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oberengstringen?
The wettest day measured in Oberengstringen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1978, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oberengstringen?
The windiest day measured in Oberengstringen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oberengstringen?
The warmest month in Oberengstringen is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Oberengstringen?
Oberengstringen receives on average 1,091 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oberengstringen?
Oberengstringen gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oberengstringen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oberengstringen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 22.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oberengstringen?
Yes: Oberengstringen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oberengstringen?
In Oberengstringen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 19 January 1940.
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