Climate of Germany
Germany has a mostly continental climate. Most of the time summers are warm and winters are cold.
Weather Records
changeThe highest temperature ever recorded in Germany was 41.2 °C (106.2 °F) on 25 July 2019 in Duisburg and Tönisvorst.[1]
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Germany was −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) on 24 December 2001 at Funtensee, near Berchtesgaden.[2]
The highest 24-hour rainfall record for Germany is 312 millimeters on 13 August 2002 at Zinnwald, Ore Mountains.[3]
The highest wind gust ever recorded in Germany was 335 km/h (208 mph) on 12 June 1985 at the Zugspitze.[4]
Highest temperatures measured in Germany
change| Location | Temperature | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Duisburg | 41.2 °C (106.2 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Tönisvorst | 41.2 °C (106.2 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Cologne | 41.1 °C (106.0 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Kleve | 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Düsseldorf | 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Trier | 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Bad Mergentheim | 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Kitzingen | 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) | 5 July 2015 |
| Perl-Nennig | 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) | 8 August 2003 |
| Freiburg | 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) | 13 August 2003 |
| Hamburg | 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Frankfurt | 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Pabstorf | 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Essen | 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Uelzen | 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Dresden | 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) | 20 August 2012 |
| Bernburg | 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) | 30 June 2019 |
| Lahr | 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) | 7 August 2015 |
| Würzburg | 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) | 7 August 2015 |
| Hanover | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Soltau | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Cottbus | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) | 19 June 2022 |
| Jena | 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Kaiserslautern | 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Mainz | 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Gardelegen | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 20 July 2022 |
| Worms | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 25 July 2019 |
| Dillenburg | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 30 June 2019 |
| Zeitz | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 13 August 2003 |
| Regensburg | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 27 July 1983 |
| Schwandorf | 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) | 27 July 1983 |
Lowest temperatures measured in Germany
change| Location | Temperature | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funtensee, Berchtesgaden | −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) | 24 December 2001 |
| Albstadt | −36.1 °C (−33.0 °F) | 1 March 2005 |
| Zugspitze | −35.6 °C (−32.1 °F) | 14 February 1940 |
| Bad Elster | −34.1 °C (−29.4 °F) | 12 February 1871 |
| Giessen | −33.8 °C (−28.8 °F) | 22 January 1850 |
| Gotha | −33.5 °C (−28.3 °F) | 11 February 1929 |
| Weiden | −32.8 °C (−27.0 °F) | 10 February 1956 |
| Heinersdorf | −32.1 °C (−25.8 °F) | 19 January 1893 |
| Oberstdorf | −32.0 °C (−25.6 °F) | 10 February 1956 |
| Munich | −31.6 °C (−24.9 °F) | 12 February 1929 |
| Augsburg | −31.1 °C (−24.0 °F) | 22 January 1942 |
| Görlitz | −30.8 °C (−23.4 °F) | 9 February 1956 |
| Feldberg, Schwarzwald | −30.7 °C (−23.3 °F) | 10 February 1956 |
| Jena | −30.6 °C (−23.1 °F) | 22 January 1850 |
| Dresden | −30.5 °C (−22.9 °F) | 11 February 1929 |
| Nuremberg | −30.2 °C (−22.4 °F) | 10 February 1956 |
| Quedlinburg | −30.2 °C (−22.4 °F) | 20 January 1963 |
| Bamberg | −30.1 °C (−22.2 °F) | 10 February 1956 |
| Angermünde | −30.1 °C (−22.2 °F) | 5 February 1912 |