Best time to visit, weather and climate Germany

Best time to visit Germany

The best time to visit Germany is from may until september, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Germany is 25°C in july and the lowest is 2°C in january.

The average climate figure for Germany is an 7,6. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Germany has the oceanic climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Germany or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate North Germany per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2°C	4°C	8°C	14°C	17°C	20°C	22°C	22°C	18°C	13°C	8°C	4°C
36 mm	27 mm	29 mm	19 mm	31 mm	36 mm	35 mm	34 mm	25 mm	27 mm	32 mm	41 mm

All climate data from North Germany

Climate data from: Hamburg

Climate East Germany per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1°C	2°C	8°C	14°C	18°C	21°C	23°C	23°C	19°C	13°C	8°C	3°C
33 mm	18 mm	22 mm	21 mm	32 mm	44 mm	51 mm	45 mm	29 mm	26 mm	23 mm	32 mm

All climate data from East Germany

Climate data from: Dresden

Climate South Germany per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2°C	3°C	9°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	23°C	24°C	19°C	13°C	8°C	4°C
46 mm	24 mm	37 mm	29 mm	62 mm	64 mm	57 mm	52 mm	36 mm	40 mm	26 mm	46 mm

All climate data from South Germany

Climate data from: Munich

Climate West Germany per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
4°C	6°C	10°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	24°C	23°C	20°C	15°C	10°C	6°C
30 mm	20 mm	30 mm	15 mm	31 mm	29 mm	29 mm	27 mm	17 mm	20 mm	24 mm	36 mm

All climate data from West Germany

Climate data from: Cologne

Germany in brief

Capital	Berlin
Flight time ¹	2 h. 40 min
By car ²	12 hours
Distance ²	1.092 km
Population	82.740.900
Area	357.021 km²
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Local date	mo 25 january 2021
Local time	15:12 hour in the afternoon

¹ From London-Heathrow
² From London

Climate Germany

Click on a region of Germany to view the climate:

North Germany
East Germany
South Germany
West Germany

Climate North Germany

North Germany has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for North Germany is 13° degrees and there is about 371 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 136 days a year with an average humidity of 83% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	2°C	4°C	8°C	14°C	17°C	20°C	22°C	22°C	18°C	13°C	8°C	4°C
Night	-1°C	-1°C	1°C	5°C	8°C	10°C	13°C	13°C	11°C	7°C	4°C	1°C
Precip	36 mm	27 mm	29 mm	19 mm	31 mm	36 mm	35 mm	34 mm	25 mm	27 mm	32 mm	41 mm
Rain days	13	11	13	14	17	17	18	17	14	15	14	17
Snow days	7	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Dry days	11	10	15	16	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	9
Sun hours per day	3	3	5	9	8	9	9	9	8	5	4	3
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	2	2

Climate data from: Hamburg

Weather North Germany january

On average, it is maximum 2° in january in North Germany and at least around -1° degrees. In january there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 7 days in january.

Weather North Germany february

On average, it is maximum 4° in february in North Germany and at least around -1° degrees. In february there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 7 days in february.

Weather North Germany march

On average, it is maximum 8° in march in North Germany and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 3 days in march.

Weather North Germany april

On average, it is maximum 14° in april in North Germany and at least around 5° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany may

On average, it is maximum 17° in may in North Germany and at least around 8° degrees. In may there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany june

On average, it is maximum 20° in june in North Germany and at least around 10° degrees. In june there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany july

On average, it is maximum 22° in july in North Germany and at least around 13° degrees. In july there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany august

On average, it is maximum 22° in august in North Germany and at least around 13° degrees. In august there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany september

On average, it is maximum 18° in september in North Germany and at least around 11° degrees. In september there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 25 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany october

On average, it is maximum 13° in october in North Germany and at least around 7° degrees. In october there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather North Germany november

On average, it is maximum 8° in november in North Germany and at least around 4° degrees. In november there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 1 day in november.

Weather North Germany december

On average, it is maximum 4° in december in North Germany and at least around 1° degrees. In december there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 41 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 5 days in december.

Climate East Germany

East Germany has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for East Germany is 13° degrees and there is about 378 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 163 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	1°C	2°C	8°C	14°C	18°C	21°C	23°C	23°C	19°C	13°C	8°C	3°C
Night	-3°C	-3°C	1°C	4°C	7°C	10°C	13°C	13°C	10°C	6°C	3°C	-1°C
Precip	33 mm	18 mm	22 mm	21 mm	32 mm	44 mm	51 mm	45 mm	29 mm	26 mm	23 mm	32 mm
Rain days	8	6	12	13	15	16	19	14	12	12	9	11
Snow days	13	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8
Dry days	10	12	13	15	16	14	12	17	18	18	17	12
Sun hours per day	3	4	5	9	9	9	10	10	9	5	5	4
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
UV-index	1	2	2	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	1	2

Climate data from: Dresden

Weather East Germany january

On average, it is maximum 1° in january in East Germany and at least around -3° degrees. In january there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 13 days in january.

Weather East Germany february

On average, it is maximum 2° in february in East Germany and at least around -3° degrees. In february there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 10 days in february.

Weather East Germany march

On average, it is maximum 8° in march in East Germany and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 6 days in march.

Weather East Germany april

On average, it is maximum 14° in april in East Germany and at least around 4° degrees. In april there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 2 days in april.

Weather East Germany may

On average, it is maximum 18° in may in East Germany and at least around 7° degrees. In may there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather East Germany june

On average, it is maximum 21° in june in East Germany and at least around 10° degrees. In june there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Germany.

Weather East Germany july

On average, it is maximum 23° in july in East Germany and at least around 13° degrees. In july there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 51 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Germany.

Weather East Germany august

On average, it is maximum 23° in august in East Germany and at least around 13° degrees. In august there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Germany.

Weather East Germany september

On average, it is maximum 19° in september in East Germany and at least around 10° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Germany.

Weather East Germany october

On average, it is maximum 13° in october in East Germany and at least around 6° degrees. In october there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 1 day in october.

Weather East Germany november

On average, it is maximum 8° in november in East Germany and at least around 3° degrees. In november there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm. The it will be dry 17 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 4 days in november.

Weather East Germany december

On average, it is maximum 3° in december in East Germany and at least around -1° degrees. In december there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 8 days in december.

Climate South Germany

South Germany has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for South Germany is 13° degrees and there is about 519 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 142 days a year with an average humidity of 83% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	2°C	3°C	9°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	23°C	24°C	19°C	13°C	8°C	4°C
Night	-3°C	-3°C	1°C	4°C	7°C	11°C	13°C	13°C	9°C	5°C	2°C	-1°C
Precip	46 mm	24 mm	37 mm	29 mm	62 mm	64 mm	57 mm	52 mm	36 mm	40 mm	26 mm	46 mm
Rain days	11	9	13	14	20	18	18	17	14	12	8	12
Snow days	13	12	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10
Dry days	7	7	11	14	11	12	13	14	16	18	18	9
Sun hours per day	4	4	6	9	9	10	10	11	9	5	5	4
Wind force in Bft	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
UV-index	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	2	2

Climate data from: Munich

Weather South Germany january

On average, it is maximum 2° in january in South Germany and at least around -3° degrees. In january there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 13 days in january.

Weather South Germany february

On average, it is maximum 3° in february in South Germany and at least around -3° degrees. In february there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 12 days in february.

Weather South Germany march

On average, it is maximum 9° in march in South Germany and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 37 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 7 days in march.

Weather South Germany april

On average, it is maximum 15° in april in South Germany and at least around 4° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 2 days in april.

Weather South Germany may

On average, it is maximum 18° in may in South Germany and at least around 7° degrees. In may there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 62 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Germany.

Weather South Germany june

On average, it is maximum 21° in june in South Germany and at least around 11° degrees. In june there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Germany.

Weather South Germany july

On average, it is maximum 23° in july in South Germany and at least around 13° degrees. In july there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 57 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Germany.

Weather South Germany august

On average, it is maximum 24° in august in South Germany and at least around 13° degrees. In august there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Germany.

Weather South Germany september

On average, it is maximum 19° in september in South Germany and at least around 9° degrees. In september there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather South Germany october

On average, it is maximum 13° in october in South Germany and at least around 5° degrees. In october there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 1 day in october.

Weather South Germany november

On average, it is maximum 8° in november in South Germany and at least around 2° degrees. In november there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 4 days in november.

Weather South Germany december

On average, it is maximum 4° in december in South Germany and at least around -1° degrees. In december there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 10 days in december.

Climate West Germany

West Germany has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for West Germany is 14° degrees and there is about 308 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 167 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	4°C	6°C	10°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	24°C	23°C	20°C	15°C	10°C	6°C
Night	0°C	0°C	3°C	5°C	8°C	11°C	14°C	14°C	11°C	7°C	5°C	2°C
Precip	30 mm	20 mm	30 mm	15 mm	31 mm	29 mm	29 mm	27 mm	17 mm	20 mm	24 mm	36 mm
Rain days	13	11	14	12	15	13	15	13	10	12	14	15
Snow days	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Dry days	12	12	15	18	16	17	16	18	20	19	15	11
Sun hours per day	4	4	6	9	9	9	10	10	9	6	5	4
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
UV-index	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	2	2

Climate data from: Cologne

Weather West Germany january

On average, it is maximum 4° in january in West Germany and at least around 0° degrees. In january there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 6 days in january.

Weather West Germany february

On average, it is maximum 6° in february in West Germany and at least around 0° degrees. In february there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 5 days in february.

Weather West Germany march

On average, it is maximum 10° in march in West Germany and at least around 3° degrees. In march there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 2 days in march.

Weather West Germany april

On average, it is maximum 15° in april in West Germany and at least around 5° degrees. In april there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany may

On average, it is maximum 18° in may in West Germany and at least around 8° degrees. In may there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany june

On average, it is maximum 21° in june in West Germany and at least around 11° degrees. In june there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany july

On average, it is maximum 24° in july in West Germany and at least around 14° degrees. In july there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany august

On average, it is maximum 23° in august in West Germany and at least around 14° degrees. In august there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany september

On average, it is maximum 20° in september in West Germany and at least around 11° degrees. In september there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany october

On average, it is maximum 15° in october in West Germany and at least around 7° degrees. In october there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Germany.

Weather West Germany november

On average, it is maximum 10° in november in West Germany and at least around 5° degrees. In november there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 1 day in november.

Weather West Germany december

On average, it is maximum 6° in december in West Germany and at least around 2° degrees. In december there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Germany and on average, it snows 5 days in december.

14 day weather forecast Germany

The weather for Berlijn in Germany will be 2° till 4° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Germany is based on the weather in Berlin.

Weather forecast this week

Dag	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Snow	Wind	UV
Mo 25 Jan	2°C	0°C	0.2 mm	25%	0.1 cm	2m/s	1
Tu 26 Jan	2°C	0°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	3m/s	1
We 27 Jan	2°C	0°C	2.6 mm	80%	0.9 cm	3m/s	1
Th 28 Jan	1°C	-2°C	1.4 mm	80%	1.6 cm	2m/s	1
Fr 29 Jan	1°C	-1°C	3.6 mm	90%	4.0 cm	3m/s	1
Sa 30 Jan	0°C	-3°C	0.8 mm	45%	0 cm	3m/s	1
Su 31 Jan	-1°C	-4°C	0.6 mm	60%	0.4 cm	3m/s	1

Weather forecast next week

Dag	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Snow	Wind	UV
Mo 1 Feb	-1°C	-5°C	0.3 mm	40%	0.2 cm	2m/s	1
Tu 2 Feb	-2°C	-6°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	2m/s	2
We 3 Feb	-1°C	-5°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	4m/s	1
Th 4 Feb	2°C	-1°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	3m/s	0
Fr 5 Feb	2°C	1°C	0.9 mm	75%	1.1 cm	2m/s	0
Sa 6 Feb	4°C	1°C	2.6 mm	70%	0 cm	4m/s	0
Su 7 Feb	2°C	-4°C	0.9 mm	50%	0 cm	4m/s	0

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About Germany

Germany is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Berlin. The total surface is 357.021 km² with 2.389 km of coastline and the population consists of 82.740.900 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as United States. If you want to call Germany you have to use +49 or 0049 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +495012457809 or 00495012457809.

Germany is in a straight line at 735 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 2 hours35. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 1092 km from London to the capital city Berlin and you are about 12 hours on your way without stops and delay..

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In Germany the Euro is used to pay.

Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 25 january 2021

1 Euro = 1,19 United States dollar
100 Euro = 118,75 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 0,84 Euro
100 United States dollar = 84,21 Euro

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In Germany it is now 15:12 o’clock in the afternoon on monday 25 january 2021. That is 6 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Germany is Europe/Berlin and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.

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