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Zugspitze Weather Records (GM000004155)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zugspitze (GM000004155), Germany, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Zugspitze

  • Zugspitze (GM000004155) is a weather station in Germany at 47.42 latitude and 10.99 longitude, 2,964 m (9,724 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1900 to 2026, 127 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Zugspitze still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Zugspitze set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.6 C (49.3 F) on 4 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Germany, 47.42 latitude, 10.99 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,964 m (9,724 ft).
  • Period of record: 1900 to 2026, 127 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Zugspitze, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Zugspitze. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-20020 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Zugspitze. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Zugspitze, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan6.1 C (43.0 F)-34.6 C (-30.3 F)-0.9 C (30.4 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Feb5.8 C (42.4 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)2.5 C (36.5 F)-17.3 C (0.9 F)
Mar5.3 C (41.5 F)-31.0 C (-23.8 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)-17.5 C (0.5 F)
Apr9.3 C (48.7 F)-24.2 C (-11.6 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)-16.3 C (2.7 F)
May14.8 C (58.6 F)-19.8 C (-3.6 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-13.6 C (7.5 F)
Jun16.8 C (62.2 F)-12.5 C (9.5 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)-7.0 C (19.4 F)
Jul17.9 C (64.2 F)-8.7 C (16.3 F)16.3 C (61.3 F)-3.7 C (25.3 F)
Aug16.7 C (62.1 F)-9.9 C (14.2 F)15.5 C (59.9 F)-2.5 C (27.5 F)
Sep17.2 C (63.0 F)-14.7 C (5.5 F)n/an/a
Oct12.7 C (54.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Nov10.5 C (50.9 F)-25.9 C (-14.6 F)n/an/a
Dec5.2 C (41.4 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Zugspitze by the year they were set 1,464 records at Zugspitze still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 35. 0102030401901: 61902: 61903: 111904: 71905: 61906: 61907: 41908: 121909: 151910: 51911: 71912: 91913: 121914: 31915: 81916: 11917: 31918: 111919: 241920: 121921: 101922: 91923: 101924: 61925: 171926: 51927: 161928: 51929: 101930: 71931: 171932: 71933: 31934: 61935: 91936: 121937: 41938: 51939: 91940: 191941: 121942: 131943: 31944: 81945: 61946: 31947: 131948: 171949: 181950: 101951: 11952: 151953: 91954: 21955: 181956: 91957: 111958: 111959: 41960: 61961: 91962: 181963: 61964: 81965: 41966: 71967: 51968: 191969: 141970: 151971: 211972: 121973: 101974: 91975: 31976: 81977: 51978: 141979: 111980: 111981: 151982: 21983: 161984: 151985: 201986: 91987: 131988: 81989: 171990: 141991: 131992: 141993: 181994: 91995: 121996: 81997: 91998: 221999: 122000: 132001: 92002: 82003: 242004: 112005: 252006: 282007: 242008: 82009: 132010: 112011: 142012: 352013: 122014: 132015: 192016: 172017: 92018: 112019: 212020: 162021: 162022: 182023: 282024: 312025: 182026: 141901191419271940195319661979199220052018
1,464 records at Zugspitze still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 35.
Standing records at Zugspitze by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19016
19026
190311
19047
19056
19066
19074
190812
190915
19105
19117
19129
191312
19143
19158
19161
19173
191811
191924
192012
192110
19229
192310
19246
192517
19265
192716
19285
192910
19307
193117
19327
19333
19346
19359
193612
19374
19385
19399
194019
194112
194213
19433
19448
19456
19463
194713
194817
194918
195010
19511
195215
19539
19542
195518
19569
195711
195811
19594
19606
19619
196218
19636
19648
19654
19667
19675
196819
196914
197015
197121
197212
197310
19749
19753
19768
19775
197814
197911
198011
198115
19822
198316
198415
198520
19869
198713
19888
198917
199014
199113
199214
199318
19949
199512
19968
19979
199822
199912
200013
20019
20028
200324
200411
200525
200628
200724
20088
200913
201011
201114
201235
201312
201413
201519
201617
20179
201811
201921
202016
202116
202218
202328
202431
202518
202614

All-Time Record Progression

25 new records
When Zugspitze set new all-time records 25 all-time records were set at Zugspitze between 27 June 1935 and 26 June 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord high maximum temperature27 June 1935: Record high minimum temperature 9.0 C (48.2 F)1 August 1937: Record daily precipitation 103.1 mm (4.1 in)14 February 1940: Record low maximum temperature -31.5 C (-24.7 F)14 February 1940: Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)5 February 1943: Record snow depth 560.0 cm (220.5 in)19 August 1943: Record high minimum temperature 9.3 C (48.7 F)20 August 1943: Record high minimum temperature 9.5 C (49.1 F)1 April 1944: Record snow depth 600.0 cm (236.2 in)23 August 1944: Record high minimum temperature 10.0 C (50.0 F)26 February 1946: Record snow depth 625.0 cm (246.1 in)27 February 1946: Record snow depth 630.0 cm (248.0 in)14 February 1948: Record snow depth 635.0 cm (250.0 in)15 February 1948: Record snow depth 640.0 cm (252.0 in)16 February 1948: Record snow depth 655.0 cm (257.9 in)17 February 1948: Record snow depth 710.0 cm (279.5 in)18 February 1948: Record snow depth 730.0 cm (287.4 in)5 July 1952: Record high minimum temperature 10.3 C (50.5 F)5 July 1957: Record high maximum temperature 17.9 C (64.2 F)18 April 1958: Record snow depth 750.0 cm (295.3 in)25 April 1980: Record snow depth 765.0 cm (301.2 in)26 April 1980: Record snow depth 780.0 cm (307.1 in)19 July 1981: Record daily precipitation 124.6 mm (4.9 in)27 July 1983: Record high minimum temperature 11.2 C (52.2 F)21 May 1999: Record daily precipitation 133.9 mm (5.3 in)26 June 2019: Record high minimum temperature 12.2 C (54.0 F)193519501965198019952010
25 all-time records were set at Zugspitze between 27 June 1935 and 26 June 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Zugspitze set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1935-06-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 9.0 C (48.2 F)
1937-08-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940-02-14Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1940-02-14Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1943-02-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 560.0 cm (220.5 in)
1943-08-19Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 9.3 C (48.7 F)
1943-08-20Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 9.5 C (49.1 F)
1944-04-01Record snow depthRecord snow depth 600.0 cm (236.2 in)
1944-08-23Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 10.0 C (50.0 F)
1946-02-26Record snow depthRecord snow depth 625.0 cm (246.1 in)
1946-02-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 630.0 cm (248.0 in)
1948-02-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 635.0 cm (250.0 in)
1948-02-15Record snow depthRecord snow depth 640.0 cm (252.0 in)
1948-02-16Record snow depthRecord snow depth 655.0 cm (257.9 in)
1948-02-17Record snow depthRecord snow depth 710.0 cm (279.5 in)
1948-02-18Record snow depthRecord snow depth 730.0 cm (287.4 in)
1952-07-05Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 10.3 C (50.5 F)
1957-07-05Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 17.9 C (64.2 F)
1958-04-18Record snow depthRecord snow depth 750.0 cm (295.3 in)
1980-04-25Record snow depthRecord snow depth 765.0 cm (301.2 in)
1980-04-26Record snow depthRecord snow depth 780.0 cm (307.1 in)
1981-07-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1983-07-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 11.2 C (52.2 F)
1999-05-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2019-06-26Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 12.2 C (54.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 133.9 mm (5.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Zugspitze The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zugspitze. The most was 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 21 May 1999. 050100150 Jan: 88.2 mm (3.5 in), 29 January 1982 Jan Feb: 70.0 mm (2.8 in), 9 February 1984 Feb Mar: 100.9 mm (4.0 in), 23 March 2004 Mar Apr: 79.1 mm (3.1 in), 23 April 1980 Apr May: 133.9 mm (5.3 in), 21 May 1999 May Jun: 97.0 mm (3.8 in), 10 June 1965 Jun Jul: 124.6 mm (4.9 in), 19 July 1981 Jul Aug: 103.1 mm (4.1 in), 1 August 1937 Aug Sep: 69.1 mm (2.7 in), 13 September 2024 Sep Oct: 81.3 mm (3.2 in), 5 October 2003 Oct Nov: 76.9 mm (3.0 in), 28 November 1983 Nov Dec: 82.5 mm (3.2 in), 21 December 1991 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zugspitze. The most was 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 21 May 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Zugspitze
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan88.2 mm (3.5 in)29 January 1982
Feb70.0 mm (2.8 in)9 February 1984
Mar100.9 mm (4.0 in)23 March 2004
Apr79.1 mm (3.1 in)23 April 1980
May133.9 mm (5.3 in)21 May 1999
Jun97.0 mm (3.8 in)10 June 1965
Jul124.6 mm (4.9 in)19 July 1981
Aug103.1 mm (4.1 in)1 August 1937
Sep69.1 mm (2.7 in)13 September 2024
Oct81.3 mm (3.2 in)5 October 2003
Nov76.9 mm (3.0 in)28 November 1983
Dec82.5 mm (3.2 in)21 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1900 to 2026
Days with data per year at Zugspitze 127 years of record at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1945, 2026. 1900: 152 of 365 days1901: 365 of 365 days1902: 364 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 259 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 243 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
127 years of record at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1945, 2026.
Days with data per year at Zugspitze
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190015242%No
1901365100%Yes
1902364100%Yes
1903365100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918364100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194525971%No
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
195036399%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
195436299%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202624367%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Zugspitze
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 August 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min9.6 C (49.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high max16.3 C (61.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)75 years34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high max15.8 C (60.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min8.2 C (46.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)79 years36 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high max13.2 C (55.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)91 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)63 years33 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min6.8 C (44.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min7.1 C (44.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min6.9 C (44.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)71 years31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high max0.4 C (32.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)120 years40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026Zugspitze, DEdaily high min-3.5 C (25.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)62 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2025Zugspitze, DEdaily high max (Tie)2.5 C (36.5 F)tie10 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2025Zugspitze, DEdaily high min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)60 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2025Zugspitze, DEdaily high max2.3 C (36.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2025Zugspitze, DEdaily high min (Tie)1.6 C (34.9 F)tie14 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2025Zugspitze, DEmonthly high max10.5 C (50.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year21 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2025Zugspitze, DEdaily high min1.5 C (34.7 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

124 complete years, 1901 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Zugspitze as warming stripes, 1901 to 2025 One stripe for each of 124 complete years at Zugspitze, 1901 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.3 C (24.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at -6.1 C (21.0 F), and the warmest was 2024, at -2.0 C (28.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1901: -5.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1902: -5.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1903: -4.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1904: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1905: -5.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1906: -5.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1907: -5.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1908: -4.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1909: -5.9 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1910: -5.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1911: -4.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1912: -5.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: -4.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1914: -4.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1915: -5.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1916: -4.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1917: -5.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1918: -4.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1919: -6.1 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1920: -3.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1921: -3.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1922: -5.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1923: -4.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1924: -4.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1925: -5.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1926: -4.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1927: -4.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1929: -4.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1930: -4.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1931: -5.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1932: -4.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1933: -5.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1934: -3.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: -5.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1936: -4.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1937: -4.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1938: -4.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1939: -4.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1940: -5.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1941: -5.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1942: -4.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1943: -3.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1944: -5.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1946: -4.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1947: -3.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1948: -3.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1949: -3.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1950: -4.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1951: -3.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1952: -5.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1953: -3.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1954: -5.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1955: -5.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1956: -5.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1957: -4.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: -4.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1959: -3.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1960: -4.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: -3.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1962: -5.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1963: -4.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: -3.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1965: -5.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1966: -4.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: -4.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: -4.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: -4.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1970: -5.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1971: -4.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: -4.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: -4.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1974: -5.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1975: -4.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1976: -5.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: -5.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1979: -5.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1980: -5.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1981: -5.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1982: -3.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1983: -3.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1984: -5.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1985: -4.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: -4.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1987: -4.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1988: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: -3.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1990: -3.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: -4.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: -3.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1993: -4.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1994: -3.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1995: -4.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1996: -4.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: -3.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1998: -4.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1999: -4.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2000: -3.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2001: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: -3.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2003: -3.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2004: -4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: -4.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2006: -3.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: -3.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2008: -3.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2009: -4.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2010: -5.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2011: -2.5 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2012: -3.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2013: -3.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: -3.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2015: -2.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2016: -3.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2017: -3.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2018: -2.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2019: -3.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2020: -2.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2021: -3.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: -2.5 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2023: -2.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2024: -2.0 C, +2.3 C from the station mean2025: -2.3 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1901191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 124 complete years at Zugspitze, 1901 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.3 C (24.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at -6.1 C (21.0 F), and the warmest was 2024, at -2.0 C (28.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Zugspitze as warming stripes, 1901 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
1901-5.4 C-1.02 C
1902-5.1 C-0.78 C
1903-4.7 C-0.32 C
1904-4.3 C+0.04 C
1905-5.2 C-0.90 C
1906-5.0 C-0.69 C
1907-5.0 C-0.65 C
1908-4.9 C-0.58 C
1909-5.9 C-1.59 C
1910-5.6 C-1.28 C
1911-4.4 C-0.07 C
1912-5.4 C-1.03 C
1913-4.9 C-0.52 C
1914-4.7 C-0.34 C
1915-5.4 C-1.02 C
1916-4.4 C-0.09 C
1917-5.2 C-0.83 C
1918-4.7 C-0.31 C
1919-6.1 C-1.77 C
1920-3.1 C+1.24 C
1921-3.6 C+0.74 C
1922-5.3 C-0.94 C
1923-4.9 C-0.59 C
1924-4.6 C-0.23 C
1925-5.1 C-0.79 C
1926-4.6 C-0.21 C
1927-4.2 C+0.14 C
1928-4.3 C+0.03 C
1929-4.9 C-0.57 C
1930-4.0 C+0.31 C
1931-5.4 C-1.06 C
1932-4.1 C+0.23 C
1933-5.5 C-1.16 C
1934-3.9 C+0.43 C
1935-5.3 C-0.91 C
1936-4.6 C-0.28 C
1937-4.7 C-0.35 C
1938-4.6 C-0.22 C
1939-4.7 C-0.37 C
1940-5.7 C-1.32 C
1941-5.5 C-1.19 C
1942-4.6 C-0.27 C
1943-3.8 C+0.56 C
1944-5.5 C-1.13 C
1946-4.1 C+0.28 C
1947-3.9 C+0.45 C
1948-3.6 C+0.70 C
1949-3.9 C+0.47 C
1950-4.0 C+0.34 C
1951-3.8 C+0.50 C
1952-5.3 C-0.96 C
1953-3.5 C+0.85 C
1954-5.0 C-0.69 C
1955-5.1 C-0.76 C
1956-5.7 C-1.36 C
1957-4.0 C+0.32 C
1958-4.3 C+0.08 C
1959-3.4 C+0.98 C
1960-4.7 C-0.36 C
1961-3.4 C+0.98 C
1962-5.5 C-1.20 C
1963-4.5 C-0.11 C
1964-3.9 C+0.44 C
1965-5.7 C-1.34 C
1966-4.8 C-0.47 C
1967-4.5 C-0.11 C
1968-4.7 C-0.36 C
1969-4.7 C-0.34 C
1970-5.3 C-0.92 C
1971-4.3 C+0.09 C
1972-4.2 C+0.13 C
1973-4.8 C-0.49 C
1974-5.1 C-0.73 C
1975-4.0 C+0.36 C
1976-5.0 C-0.62 C
1977-4.3 C+0.02 C
1978-5.0 C-0.70 C
1979-5.0 C-0.61 C
1980-5.7 C-1.35 C
1981-5.3 C-0.96 C
1982-3.8 C+0.51 C
1983-3.6 C+0.73 C
1984-5.2 C-0.89 C
1985-4.9 C-0.55 C
1986-4.4 C-0.05 C
1987-4.7 C-0.35 C
1988-4.3 C+0.04 C
1989-3.2 C+1.11 C
1990-3.8 C+0.57 C
1991-4.2 C+0.17 C
1992-3.3 C+1.09 C
1993-4.2 C+0.17 C
1994-3.4 C+0.94 C
1995-4.5 C-0.11 C
1996-4.6 C-0.28 C
1997-3.6 C+0.77 C
1998-4.1 C+0.25 C
1999-4.1 C+0.29 C
2000-3.5 C+0.82 C
2001-4.3 C+0.02 C
2002-3.4 C+0.98 C
2003-3.3 C+1.04 C
2004-4.3 C+0.03 C
2005-4.8 C-0.45 C
2006-3.4 C+0.95 C
2007-3.4 C+0.95 C
2008-3.7 C+0.64 C
2009-4.1 C+0.24 C
2010-5.2 C-0.85 C
2011-2.5 C+1.82 C
2012-3.3 C+1.01 C
2013-3.9 C+0.45 C
2014-3.0 C+1.32 C
2015-2.8 C+1.59 C
2016-3.5 C+0.81 C
2017-3.7 C+0.61 C
2018-2.9 C+1.48 C
2019-3.1 C+1.26 C
2020-2.6 C+1.77 C
2021-3.9 C+0.43 C
2022-2.5 C+1.84 C
2023-2.8 C+1.55 C
2024-2.0 C+2.30 C
2025-2.3 C+2.09 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1901 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 124 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Zugspitze
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1901 to 2025124Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1901 to 2025124Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1901 to 2025124Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1900 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Zugspitze: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)17.9 C (64.2 F)195714.2 C (57.6 F)127
Coldest night (TNn)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)1940-25.0 C (-13.0 F)127
Wettest day (Rx1day)133.9 mm (5.3 in)199955.9 mm (2.2 in)127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)258.6 mm (10.2 in)1991134.4 mm (5.3 in)127
Longest dry spell (CDD)94 days190015 days127

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Zugspitze by year The hottest day of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 17.9 C (64.2 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.2 C (57.6 F). 7.51012.51517.5201900192019401960198020002020Record: 17.9 C (64.2 F) in 1957
The hottest day of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 17.9 C (64.2 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.2 C (57.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Zugspitze by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190012.6 C (54.7 F)
190111.4 C (52.5 F)
190213.0 C (55.4 F)
190317.2 C (63.0 F)
190414.6 C (58.3 F)
190517.4 C (63.3 F)
190611.8 C (53.2 F)
190713.0 C (55.4 F)
190810.9 C (51.6 F)
190910.6 C (51.1 F)
191010.8 C (51.4 F)
191113.0 C (55.4 F)
19129.9 C (49.8 F)
19138.9 C (48.0 F)
191412.7 C (54.9 F)
191510.8 C (51.4 F)
191610.7 C (51.3 F)
191710.2 C (50.4 F)
191815.3 C (59.5 F)
191910.8 C (51.4 F)
192013.6 C (56.5 F)
192113.0 C (55.4 F)
192212.1 C (53.8 F)
192313.7 C (56.7 F)
192413.0 C (55.4 F)
192515.4 C (59.7 F)
192612.2 C (54.0 F)
192715.5 C (59.9 F)
192812.6 C (54.7 F)
192913.4 C (56.1 F)
193013.3 C (55.9 F)
193114.7 C (58.5 F)
193212.4 C (54.3 F)
193315.1 C (59.2 F)
193410.7 C (51.3 F)
193514.4 C (57.9 F)
193614.0 C (57.2 F)
193714.2 C (57.6 F)
193811.3 C (52.3 F)
193912.1 C (53.8 F)
19409.3 C (48.7 F)
194113.2 C (55.8 F)
194214.1 C (57.4 F)
194314.8 C (58.6 F)
194415.6 C (60.1 F)
194514.0 C (57.2 F)
194613.6 C (56.5 F)
194713.3 C (55.9 F)
194810.8 C (51.4 F)
194912.4 C (54.3 F)
195016.0 C (60.8 F)
195115.4 C (59.7 F)
195214.4 C (57.9 F)
195315.2 C (59.4 F)
195412.7 C (54.9 F)
195513.0 C (55.4 F)
195612.8 C (55.0 F)
195717.9 C (64.2 F)
195814.0 C (57.2 F)
195917.2 C (63.0 F)
196013.0 C (55.4 F)
196113.3 C (55.9 F)
196214.4 C (57.9 F)
196313.6 C (56.5 F)
196414.4 C (57.9 F)
196513.3 C (55.9 F)
196616.5 C (61.7 F)
196713.0 C (55.4 F)
196817.6 C (63.7 F)
196916.2 C (61.2 F)
197014.3 C (57.7 F)
197114.9 C (58.8 F)
197215.0 C (59.0 F)
197312.8 C (55.0 F)
197414.1 C (57.4 F)
197512.7 C (54.9 F)
197612.9 C (55.2 F)
197713.2 C (55.8 F)
197812.7 C (54.9 F)
197914.8 C (58.6 F)
198015.0 C (59.0 F)
198113.4 C (56.1 F)
198212.5 C (54.5 F)
198316.9 C (62.4 F)
198416.2 C (61.2 F)
198515.0 C (59.0 F)
198614.1 C (57.4 F)
198713.2 C (55.8 F)
198814.4 C (57.9 F)
198914.4 C (57.9 F)
199015.1 C (59.2 F)
199116.1 C (61.0 F)
199215.5 C (59.9 F)
199315.4 C (59.7 F)
199415.2 C (59.4 F)
199515.1 C (59.2 F)
199612.7 C (54.9 F)
199712.7 C (54.9 F)
199815.4 C (59.7 F)
199914.9 C (58.8 F)
200014.4 C (57.9 F)
200114.4 C (57.9 F)
200215.8 C (60.4 F)
200316.3 C (61.3 F)
200413.6 C (56.5 F)
200516.3 C (61.3 F)
200614.7 C (58.5 F)
200716.4 C (61.5 F)
200813.9 C (57.0 F)
200914.4 C (57.9 F)
201014.8 C (58.6 F)
201115.9 C (60.6 F)
201216.7 C (62.1 F)
201315.8 C (60.4 F)
201413.8 C (56.8 F)
201515.8 C (60.4 F)
201616.8 C (62.2 F)
201714.9 C (58.8 F)
201813.0 C (55.4 F)
201916.2 C (61.2 F)
202015.0 C (59.0 F)
202114.7 C (58.5 F)
202215.3 C (59.5 F)
202316.1 C (61.0 F)
202415.6 C (60.1 F)
202516.5 C (61.7 F)
202616.3 C (61.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Zugspitze by year The coldest night of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F). -40-35-30-25-20-151900192019401960198020002020Record: -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1940
The coldest night of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Zugspitze by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1900-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1901-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1902-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
1903-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
1904-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905-34.6 C (-30.3 F)
1906-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
1907-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1908-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1909-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
1911-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
1912-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1913-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1914-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1915-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
1916-21.2 C (-6.2 F)
1917-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
1918-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1919-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1920-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1921-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
1922-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1923-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
1924-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1925-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
1926-27.1 C (-16.8 F)
1927-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929-30.4 C (-22.7 F)
1930-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1931-25.8 C (-14.4 F)
1932-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
1933-27.7 C (-17.9 F)
1934-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1935-25.1 C (-13.2 F)
1936-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
1937-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1938-24.7 C (-12.5 F)
1939-27.6 C (-17.7 F)
1940-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1941-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1942-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1943-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1944-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1945-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
1946-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
1947-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1948-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1949-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
1950-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1951-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1952-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1953-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
1954-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1955-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1956-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
1957-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1958-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1959-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1960-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1961-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1962-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
1964-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
1965-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1966-26.2 C (-15.2 F)
1967-24.1 C (-11.4 F)
1968-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1969-24.6 C (-12.3 F)
1970-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1971-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1972-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
1973-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
1974-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1975-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1976-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
1977-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1978-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1979-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
1980-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1981-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1982-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1984-24.1 C (-11.4 F)
1985-30.9 C (-23.6 F)
1986-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1987-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1988-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
1989-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1990-22.6 C (-8.7 F)
1991-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1992-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1993-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1995-24.6 C (-12.3 F)
1996-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
1997-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1998-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1999-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
2000-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
2001-29.7 C (-21.5 F)
2002-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2003-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
2004-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2005-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2006-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
2007-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2008-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2009-27.4 C (-17.3 F)
2010-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
2011-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
2012-27.7 C (-17.9 F)
2013-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
2014-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
2015-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
2016-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
2017-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2018-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
2019-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
2020-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
2021-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
2022-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
2023-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
2024-22.3 C (-8.1 F)
2025-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2026-21.7 C (-7.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zugspitze by year The wettest day of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1999
The wettest day of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zugspitze by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19000.6 mm (0.02 in)
190155.0 mm (2.2 in)
190240.2 mm (1.6 in)
190334.3 mm (1.4 in)
190452.2 mm (2.1 in)
190536.2 mm (1.4 in)
190659.7 mm (2.4 in)
190738.1 mm (1.5 in)
190850.1 mm (2.0 in)
190945.6 mm (1.8 in)
191093.4 mm (3.7 in)
191174.1 mm (2.9 in)
191232.7 mm (1.3 in)
191329.0 mm (1.1 in)
191439.3 mm (1.5 in)
191543.2 mm (1.7 in)
191668.5 mm (2.7 in)
191735.8 mm (1.4 in)
191870.1 mm (2.8 in)
191936.5 mm (1.4 in)
192040.7 mm (1.6 in)
192140.4 mm (1.6 in)
192259.8 mm (2.4 in)
192342.1 mm (1.7 in)
192429.3 mm (1.2 in)
192555.7 mm (2.2 in)
192659.8 mm (2.4 in)
192747.9 mm (1.9 in)
192828.5 mm (1.1 in)
192950.9 mm (2.0 in)
193063.5 mm (2.5 in)
193142.4 mm (1.7 in)
193241.9 mm (1.6 in)
193363.5 mm (2.5 in)
193454.2 mm (2.1 in)
193551.6 mm (2.0 in)
193650.0 mm (2.0 in)
1937103.1 mm (4.1 in)
193840.2 mm (1.6 in)
193962.6 mm (2.5 in)
194071.7 mm (2.8 in)
194151.3 mm (2.0 in)
194244.0 mm (1.7 in)
194329.6 mm (1.2 in)
194437.7 mm (1.5 in)
194527.2 mm (1.1 in)
194623.2 mm (0.9 in)
194726.4 mm (1.0 in)
194827.4 mm (1.1 in)
194942.7 mm (1.7 in)
195063.7 mm (2.5 in)
195151.3 mm (2.0 in)
195258.9 mm (2.3 in)
195337.7 mm (1.5 in)
195491.4 mm (3.6 in)
195564.6 mm (2.5 in)
195651.5 mm (2.0 in)
195745.0 mm (1.8 in)
195850.2 mm (2.0 in)
195971.3 mm (2.8 in)
196049.2 mm (1.9 in)
196156.6 mm (2.2 in)
196273.0 mm (2.9 in)
196336.2 mm (1.4 in)
196477.7 mm (3.1 in)
196597.0 mm (3.8 in)
196660.3 mm (2.4 in)
196767.6 mm (2.7 in)
196861.4 mm (2.4 in)
196938.8 mm (1.5 in)
197051.6 mm (2.0 in)
197151.6 mm (2.0 in)
197274.1 mm (2.9 in)
197347.1 mm (1.9 in)
197451.3 mm (2.0 in)
197550.3 mm (2.0 in)
197659.6 mm (2.3 in)
197758.8 mm (2.3 in)
197852.5 mm (2.1 in)
197982.9 mm (3.3 in)
198079.1 mm (3.1 in)
1981124.6 mm (4.9 in)
198288.2 mm (3.5 in)
198376.9 mm (3.0 in)
198470.0 mm (2.8 in)
198575.7 mm (3.0 in)
198643.5 mm (1.7 in)
198762.1 mm (2.4 in)
198855.7 mm (2.2 in)
198954.6 mm (2.1 in)
199043.6 mm (1.7 in)
199182.5 mm (3.2 in)
199263.1 mm (2.5 in)
199355.9 mm (2.2 in)
199446.1 mm (1.8 in)
199570.4 mm (2.8 in)
199663.9 mm (2.5 in)
199774.5 mm (2.9 in)
199863.1 mm (2.5 in)
1999133.9 mm (5.3 in)
200081.0 mm (3.2 in)
200163.3 mm (2.5 in)
200274.9 mm (2.9 in)
200381.3 mm (3.2 in)
2004100.9 mm (4.0 in)
200558.1 mm (2.3 in)
200650.6 mm (2.0 in)
200759.0 mm (2.3 in)
200869.6 mm (2.7 in)
200959.3 mm (2.3 in)
201063.4 mm (2.5 in)
201164.3 mm (2.5 in)
201249.1 mm (1.9 in)
201371.0 mm (2.8 in)
201472.9 mm (2.9 in)
201554.4 mm (2.1 in)
201658.4 mm (2.3 in)
201767.7 mm (2.7 in)
201845.5 mm (1.8 in)
201978.5 mm (3.1 in)
202065.8 mm (2.6 in)
202175.2 mm (3.0 in)
202260.1 mm (2.4 in)
202370.3 mm (2.8 in)
202484.1 mm (3.3 in)
202553.1 mm (2.1 in)
202622.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zugspitze by year The wettest five days of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 258.6 mm (10.2 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 258.6 mm (10.2 in) in 1991
The wettest five days of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 258.6 mm (10.2 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zugspitze by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19000.6 mm (0.02 in)
1901103.3 mm (4.1 in)
190289.7 mm (3.5 in)
190386.8 mm (3.4 in)
190478.4 mm (3.1 in)
190583.3 mm (3.3 in)
190686.7 mm (3.4 in)
190773.0 mm (2.9 in)
190879.9 mm (3.1 in)
190990.1 mm (3.5 in)
1910176.6 mm (7.0 in)
191197.9 mm (3.9 in)
191273.9 mm (2.9 in)
191368.9 mm (2.7 in)
191486.8 mm (3.4 in)
1915123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1916152.2 mm (6.0 in)
191780.2 mm (3.2 in)
1918102.4 mm (4.0 in)
191984.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920104.4 mm (4.1 in)
192175.3 mm (3.0 in)
1922133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1923105.2 mm (4.1 in)
192483.9 mm (3.3 in)
192577.6 mm (3.1 in)
1926125.7 mm (4.9 in)
192764.9 mm (2.6 in)
192862.4 mm (2.5 in)
1929111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1930185.1 mm (7.3 in)
193194.4 mm (3.7 in)
1932117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1933173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1934118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1935140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1936170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1937138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1938112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1939149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1940156.1 mm (6.1 in)
194179.2 mm (3.1 in)
194270.6 mm (2.8 in)
194378.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944124.5 mm (4.9 in)
194575.1 mm (3.0 in)
194667.3 mm (2.6 in)
194765.7 mm (2.6 in)
194873.3 mm (2.9 in)
194998.5 mm (3.9 in)
1950131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1951205.9 mm (8.1 in)
1952166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1953113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1954211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1955199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1956142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1957133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1958153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1959159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1960113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1961162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1962160.1 mm (6.3 in)
196369.4 mm (2.7 in)
1964131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1965187.6 mm (7.4 in)
1966158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1967254.2 mm (10.0 in)
1968148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1969118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1970164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1971137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1972156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1973125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1975120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1976166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1977230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1978131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1979233.3 mm (9.2 in)
1980241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1981252.2 mm (9.9 in)
1982142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1983205.6 mm (8.1 in)
1984198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1985135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1986153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1987162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1988179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1989106.0 mm (4.2 in)
199078.4 mm (3.1 in)
1991258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1992140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1993133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1994119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1995186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1996117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1997153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1998158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1999209.1 mm (8.2 in)
2000225.8 mm (8.9 in)
2001170.6 mm (6.7 in)
2002256.9 mm (10.1 in)
2003219.4 mm (8.6 in)
2004157.7 mm (6.2 in)
2005139.1 mm (5.5 in)
2006125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2007194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2008134.0 mm (5.3 in)
2009151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2010125.3 mm (4.9 in)
2011130.7 mm (5.1 in)
2012187.1 mm (7.4 in)
2013222.6 mm (8.8 in)
2014185.4 mm (7.3 in)
2015187.5 mm (7.4 in)
2016124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2017157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2018154.6 mm (6.1 in)
2019178.7 mm (7.0 in)
2020154.8 mm (6.1 in)
2021140.5 mm (5.5 in)
2022161.4 mm (6.4 in)
2023136.6 mm (5.4 in)
2024182.8 mm (7.2 in)
2025108.3 mm (4.3 in)
202663.2 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zugspitze by year The longest dry spell of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 94 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days. 02550751001900192019401960198020002020Record: 94 days in 1900
The longest dry spell of the year at Zugspitze, 1900 to 2026. The record is 94 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zugspitze by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190094 days
190122 days
190215 days
190316 days
190413 days
190519 days
190610 days
190721 days
190824 days
190915 days
191016 days
191120 days
191213 days
191312 days
191416 days
19159 days
191616 days
191717 days
191820 days
191914 days
192023 days
192127 days
192212 days
192316 days
192420 days
192512 days
192612 days
192715 days
192818 days
192918 days
193016 days
193111 days
193224 days
19338 days
193413 days
193514 days
193610 days
193715 days
193814 days
193915 days
194015 days
194112 days
194212 days
194339 days
194416 days
194513 days
194613 days
194715 days
194817 days
194918 days
195011 days
195123 days
195214 days
195342 days
19548 days
195512 days
195612 days
195713 days
195816 days
195917 days
196010 days
196115 days
196213 days
196316 days
196418 days
196530 days
196611 days
196711 days
196821 days
196920 days
197013 days
197123 days
197222 days
197312 days
197413 days
197524 days
197620 days
197717 days
197827 days
197910 days
198014 days
19818 days
198217 days
198315 days
198420 days
198511 days
198616 days
198714 days
198810 days
198916 days
199011 days
199113 days
199218 days
199317 days
199414 days
199525 days
199615 days
199718 days
199825 days
199919 days
20009 days
200112 days
200211 days
200318 days
200419 days
200520 days
200613 days
200716 days
200812 days
200914 days
201011 days
201142 days
201216 days
201311 days
201416 days
201514 days
201613 days
201713 days
201820 days
201913 days
202012 days
202111 days
202216 days
202313 days
202420 days
202516 days
202612 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

124 years with a frost

Across 124 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Zugspitze falls on 30 June and the median first autumn frost on 1 July, which leaves a median of 3 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 7 days. That is 5 days more than in 1901 to 1930.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Zugspitze
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1901 to 1930)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 June30 June28 June2 days earlier-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost1 July1 July3 July2 days later+0.2 days per decade
Growing days3 days2 days7 days5 days more+0.4 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

124 years, 1901 to 2025

A day with at least 56.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Zugspitze: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years56.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years73.1 mm (2.9 in)
10 years83.3 mm (3.3 in)
25 years95.4 mm (3.8 in)
50 years103.7 mm (4.1 in)
100 years111.5 mm (4.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 124 years of values from 1901 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1999; 124.6 mm (4.9 in) in 1981; 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1937.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Zugspitze, at 1976 and 2014. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1976 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2014 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Zugspitze, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1976-0.2-0.4likely5
2014-0.2-0.3possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Zugspitze had a mean temperature of -3.0 C (26.6 F) and 2,024.1 mm (79.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Kredarica (Slovenia, 247 km away), Saentis (Switzerland, 125 km away) and Col du Grand St-Bernard (Switzerland, 339 km away).

Climate twins of Zugspitze: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
KredaricaSlovenia247 km (153 mi)-1.5 C (29.3 F)1,994.1 mm (78.5 in)1.62
SaentisSwitzerland125 km (78 mi)-1.6 C (29.1 F)2,294.2 mm (90.3 in)1.89
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerland339 km (211 mi)-0.6 C (30.9 F)2,252.2 mm (88.7 in)2.69

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Zugspitze standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).