Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Freiburg is
moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
Freiburg im Üechtland is located in the western part of the Swiss plateau, 600 meters (2,000 feet) above sea level.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 0.3 °C (32 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.7 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Freiburg - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -3 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
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| Max (°C) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
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| Min (°F) | 27 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 34 | 28 |
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| Max (°F) | 39 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
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amounts to 1075 millimeters (42.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 55 mm (2.2 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 125 mm (4.9 in) in the wettest (May). In late spring and in summer, the rains are more abundant because they often occur in the form of thunderstorm. On average, 63 cm (25 in) of snow fall per year. Here is the average precipitation.
Freiburg - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 55 | 55 | 70 | 85 | 125 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 100 | 90 | 75 | 70 | 1075 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 42.3 |
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| Days | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 127 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Freiburg is from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest of the year. However, we cannot exclude some rain, or a bit of cool weather, or even cold, especially in May and early June.