Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 23°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 0°C.
Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. via Wikipedia
Dortmund average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| February | 5°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| March | 9°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| April | 13°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| May | 18°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| June | 20°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| July | 22°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 23°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| September | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| November | 8°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| December | 5°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 38°C on 2019-07-25
- Coldest day on record: -22°C on 2009-01-07
Percentiles compare each day to Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →