How extreme does Bayreuth's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Bayreuth has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Heinersreuth-Vollhof station 5 km away. Updated through February 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Bayreuth has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

100°F Aug 13, 2003

That is about 24°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Bayreuth (typical high near 76°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 100°F Aug 13, 2003

2 99°F Aug 7, 2015

3 99°F Jul 25, 2019

❄️ Coldest night

-13°F Feb 12, 1985

About 40°F colder than a normal February night in Bayreuth (typical low near 27°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -13°F Feb 12, 1985

2 -10°F Jan 13, 1982

3 -10°F Jan 8, 1985

🌧️ Most rain in one day

2.77 in Jul 21, 1992

About 81% of a typical July's rain in a single day (Bayreuth averages roughly 3.4 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.77 in Jul 21, 1992

2 2.48 in Jun 18, 1977

3 2.45 in Feb 12, 2005

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Bayreuth's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 100°F is about 24°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Bayreuth's warmest days reach the high 70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 100°F and as low as −13°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Heinersreuth-vollhof, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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