Germany: Average monthly rainfall 2017 | Statista (2024)

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What is the average rainfall for Germany? ›

Annual mean precipitation varies according to region. It is lowest in the North German Plain, where it fluctuates from 20 to 30 inches (500 to 750 mm); in the Central German Uplands it ranges from nearly 30 to about 60 inches (750 to 1,500 mm) and in the Alpine regions up to and exceeding 80 inches (2,000 mm).

Astronomical summer begins on June 21, whereas meteorologically it is counted as the months of June, July and August. While summers in Germany are generally warm and sunny, especially in the south, they are also the months with the highest average precipitation, so don't forget your umbrella.

For a calendar month the record is 9,300 mm (366 in) at Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India in July 1861 and, the 12-month record was also set at Cherrapunji, with 26,461 mm (1,041.75 in) between 1 August 1860 and 31 July 1861.

Germany is part of the temperate, rainy climate zone of the mid-latitudes. The annual mean temperature between Sylt (an island in northern Germany) and the Zugspitze (Germany's highest peak) from 1961 to 1990 was 8.2°C. The sun shines an average of 1,544 hours per year.

Normal or average rainfall is the amount of precipitation that we expect per year (in a given area). it is obtained and set by calculating the average (mean) of precipitation recorded in an area during many years ( at least 30 years). Annual rainfall or precipitation is the sum of daily rainfall in a year.

Berlin receives 591 mm (23.3 in) of rainfall per year, or 49.3 mm (1.9 in) per month. On average there are 167 days per year with more than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of rainfall (precipitation) or 13.9 days with a quantity of rain, sleet, snow etc. per month.

Just east of Hamburg, you can find the small city of Oldenburg, judged to be Germany's wettest city.

With chilly, wet and gloomy weather conditions, January is Germany's coldest month. The northern parts of the country are wet while the southern region experiences frequent snow. Average high temperatures range between 37°F- 41°F.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Germany was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 25 July 2019 in Lingen. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Germany was −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) on 24 December 2001 at Funtensee, near Berchtesgaden.

April rain versus other months

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, April is actually the fifth wettest month in the U.S. June is the wettest month of the year on average and May 2015 was the wettest month in the history of the United States.

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On an average basis, August is referred to as the wettest month while the month of January is the driest. The average amount of annual precipitation is around 210.0 mm (8.27 inches).

The Atacama Desert is commonly known as the driest place in the world, especially the surroundings of the abandoned Yungay mining town, where the University of Antofa*gasta Desert Research Station is located, in Antofa*gasta Region, Chile.

Temperature - The summer temperatures in Germany range between 10 to 24°C around various parts of the country. Although it is not uncommon for the temperatures to touch 37°C on certain days. Weather - Summer weather in Germany is marked by long sunny days and a good amount of rain.

Temperatures in Berlin, the nation's capital, have an average daily high of 75°F (24°C) and a low of 59°F (15°C). Frankfurt is generally the warmest city in Germany, with an average daily high of 79°F (26°C) and an average low of 61°F (16°C).

What are the seasons in German? The German spring runs from March to May. Summer is from June through to August, and Autumn is during the months of September, October, and November. German winters are between December and February.

The German Weather Service (DWD) operates a weather radar network and roughly 2000 rain gauges with daily and hourly temporal resolution.

For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the average amount of moisture falling as rain and snow is 30.21 inches (767 millimetres).

The yearly precipitation averaged over the whole Earth is about 100 cm (39 inches), but this is distributed very unevenly. The regions of highest rainfall are found in the equatorial zone and the monsoon area of Southeast Asia.