Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Stephanskirchen Germany

In Stephanskirchen, the summers are comfortable and wet, the winters are very cold and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 25°F to 75°F and is rarely below 12°F or above 87°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Stephanskirchen for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 24 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is July, with an average high of 74°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 18 to February 28, with an average daily high temperature below 43°F. The coldest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is January, with an average low of 25°F and high of 36°F.

In Stephanskirchen, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Stephanskirchen begins around June 17 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 23.

The clearest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 23 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around June 17.

The cloudiest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Stephanskirchen varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.8 months, from May 11 to September 4, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Stephanskirchen is June, with an average of 15.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.2 months, from September 4 to May 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Stephanskirchen is February, with an average of 7.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Stephanskirchen is June, with an average of 15.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on June 12.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Stephanskirchen experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Stephanskirchen. The month with the most rain in Stephanskirchen is July, with an average rainfall of 5.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Stephanskirchen is February, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Stephanskirchen experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 6 to March 20, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Stephanskirchen is January, with an average snowfall of 3.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from March 20 to November 6. The least snow falls around July 21, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Stephanskirchen varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 23 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 2 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:11 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 49 minutes later at 8:00 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:18 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 56 minutes later at 9:14 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Stephanskirchen during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Stephanskirchen, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Stephanskirchen experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 25 to April 18, with average wind speeds of more than 5.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.2 months, from April 18 to November 25. The calmest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Stephanskirchen is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Stephanskirchen throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Stephanskirchen for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Stephanskirchen for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Stephanskirchen typically lasts for 6.4 months (196 days), from around April 13 to around October 26, rarely starting before March 25 or after May 1, and rarely ending before October 9 or after November 13.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Stephanskirchen should appear around April 20, only rarely appearing before April 7 or after May 3.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 26 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is June, with an average of 6.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 29 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Stephanskirchen is December, with an average of 1.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Stephanskirchen are 47.854 deg latitude, 12.186 deg longitude, and 1,585 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Stephanskirchen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 299 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,579 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,704 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,580 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Stephanskirchen is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (30%), within 10 miles by grassland (46%) and trees (33%), and within 50 miles by trees (39%) and grassland (24%).