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Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Freiburg has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°C at night. Around 711 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (96 mm) and easing off in January (31 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsFreiburg climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 31 | 39 | 55 | 78 | 78 | 96 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 58 | 42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 31 | 39 | 55 | 78 | 78 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 58 | 42 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Vogtsburg-oberrotweil, a weather station, about 19 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.