Editing Franconia (section)

=== Climate ===
Franconia has a [[humid continental climate|humid]] [[cool temperate]] transitional climate, which is neither very continental nor very maritime. The average monthly temperatures vary depending on the area between about -1 to -2&nbsp;°C in January and 17 to 19&nbsp;°C in August, but may reach a peak of about 35&nbsp;°C for a few days in the summer, especially in the large cities. The climate of Franconia is sunny and relatively warm. For part of the summer, for example, Lower Franconia is one of the sunniest areas in Germany. Daily temperatures in the Bavarian part of Franconia are an average of 0.1&nbsp;°C higher than the average for Bavaria as a whole.<ref>[https://www.lfu.bayern.de/wasser/klima_wandel/bayern/lufttemperatur/index.htm ''Mittelwerte und Kenntage der Lufttemperatur''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701010816/https://www.lfu.bayern.de/wasser/klima_wandel/bayern/lufttemperatur/index.htm |date=2016-07-01 }}, Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, retrieved 23 May 2014.</ref> Relatively less rain falls in Franconia, and likewise in the rest of North Bavaria rain than is usual for its geographic location; even summer storms are often less powerful than in other areas of South Germany.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/neue-daten-fuer-alle-regionen-deutschlands-wahres-klima-a-700267-13.html ''Neue Daten für alle Regionen: Deutschlands wahres Klima''], [[Spiegel Online]], retrieved 23 May 2014</ref> In southern Bavaria about 2,000&nbsp;mm of precipitation falls annually and almost three times as much as in parts of Franconia (about 500–900&nbsp;mm) in the rain shadow of the Spessart, Rhön and Odenwald.<ref>[https://www.lfu.bayern.de/wasser/klima_wandel/bayern/niederschlag/index.htm ''Mittelwerte des Gebietsniederschlags''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701002232/https://www.lfu.bayern.de/wasser/klima_wandel/bayern/niederschlag/index.htm |date=2016-07-01 }}, www.lfu.bayern.de, Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, retrieved 23 May 2014.</ref>