Germany climate
World Climates covers 62 places in Germany. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Karlsruhe (11 °C52 °F) and the coolest is Remscheid (9 °C47 °F). The wettest is Freiburg with 1,260 mm50 in of precipitation per year, the driest Magdeburg with 589 mm23 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are temperate oceanic (Cfb, 45 places) and warm-summer humid continental (Dfb, 17 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Karlsruhe (28 °C82 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Munich (−4 °C24 °F in January).
Across the places in Germany, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are June, July and August (62, 62 and 62 of 62 places respectively).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in Germany?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Germany is Karlsruhe at 11 °C52 °F. The coolest is Remscheid at 9 °C47 °F.
Where does it rain the most in Germany?
Freiburg gets the most precipitation, 1,260 mm50 in in an average year. The driest place is Magdeburg with 589 mm23 in.
How many places in Germany does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 62 places in Germany. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit Germany?
It depends on the place. Across Germany, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are June, July and August. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in Germany
| Place | Year | Max high | Min low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 10 | 26 | −4 | 603 |
| Hamburg | 9 | 23 | −2 | 753 |
| Munich | 9 | 24 | −4 | 1,133 |
| Köln | 11 | 25 | −1 | 791 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 11 | 27 | −2 | 669 |
| Düsseldorf | 11 | 25 | −1 | 791 |
| Stuttgart | 10 | 26 | −2 | 785 |
| Essen | 10 | 24 | −1 | 843 |
| Dortmund | 10 | 24 | −1 | 884 |
| Dresden | 10 | 26 | −3 | 717 |
| Bremen | 9 | 23 | −1 | 752 |
| Nuremberg | 10 | 26 | −4 | 707 |
| Hannover | 10 | 24 | −2 | 726 |
| Leipzig | 10 | 26 | −3 | 619 |
| Duisburg | 10 | 24 | −1 | 843 |
| Bielefeld | 10 | 23 | −2 | 795 |
| Bonn | 11 | 25 | 0 | 771 |
| Münster | 10 | 24 | −1 | 770 |
| Mannheim | 11 | 27 | −2 | 739 |
| Augsburg | 9 | 24 | −4 | 792 |
| Wiesbaden | 10 | 26 | −2 | 701 |
| Karlsruhe | 11 | 28 | −2 | 739 |
| Aachen | 9 | 23 | −2 | 747 |
| Mönchengladbach | 11 | 25 | −1 | 747 |
| Kiel | 9 | 21 | −1 | 757 |
| Chemnitz | 9 | 25 | −4 | 715 |
| Braunschweig | 9 | 24 | −2 | 713 |
| Magdeburg | 10 | 26 | −3 | 589 |
| Krefeld | 10 | 24 | −1 | 791 |
| Halle (Saale) | 10 | 26 | −3 | 599 |
| Freiburg | 11 | 25 | −2 | 1,260 |
| Mainz | 11 | 27 | −2 | 701 |
| Erfurt | 10 | 25 | −3 | 647 |
| Lübeck | 9 | 22 | −1 | 705 |
| Rostock | 9 | 22 | −1 | 670 |
| Kassel | 10 | 24 | −2 | 755 |
| Saarbrücken | 10 | 26 | −2 | 762 |
| Hamm | 10 | 25 | −1 | 844 |
| Darmstadt | 10 | 27 | −2 | 669 |
| Osnabrück | 10 | 23 | −1 | 724 |
| Solingen | 9 | 24 | −2 | 791 |
| Oldenburg | 10 | 23 | −1 | 760 |
| Regensburg | 9 | 25 | −4 | 746 |
| Paderborn | 10 | 25 | −2 | 796 |
| Würzburg | 10 | 26 | −3 | 681 |
| Fürth | 10 | 26 | −4 | 707 |
| Göttingen | 10 | 25 | −2 | 742 |
| Heilbronn | 11 | 27 | −2 | 785 |
| Ingolstadt | 9 | 25 | −4 | 725 |
| Ulm | 9 | 24 | −4 | 885 |
| Pforzheim | 10 | 26 | −2 | 849 |
| Bremerhaven | 9 | 22 | −1 | 790 |
| Remscheid | 9 | 23 | −3 | 905 |
| Reutlingen | 10 | 25 | −3 | 865 |
| Koblenz | 11 | 26 | −1 | 785 |
| Siegen | 9 | 23 | −2 | 910 |
| Bergisch Gladbach | 10 | 25 | −1 | 791 |
| Salzgitter | 10 | 24 | −2 | 718 |
| Jena | 10 | 26 | −3 | 645 |
| Gera | 9 | 25 | −3 | 645 |
| Hildesheim | 10 | 24 | −2 | 740 |
| Trier | 10 | 26 | −1 | 762 |
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Bochum → data of Dortmund
- Wuppertal → data of Essen
- Gelsenkirchen → data of Essen
- Oberhausen → data of Duisburg
- Hagen → data of Dortmund
- Potsdam → data of Berlin
- Mülheim → data of Duisburg
- Herne → data of Dortmund
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein → data of Mannheim
- Leverkusen → data of Düsseldorf
- Neuss → data of Düsseldorf
- Heidelberg → data of Mannheim
- Wolfsburg → data of Braunschweig
- Recklinghausen → data of Dortmund
- Bottrop → data of Duisburg
- Offenbach → data of Frankfurt am Main
- Moers → data of Duisburg
- Erlangen → data of Nuremberg
- Venlo → data of Krefeld
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.