Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Essen, 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.
Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 574,682 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany. via Wikipedia
Essen average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Essen, 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 | 5°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| February | 6°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| March | 10°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| April | 14°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 18°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| June | 21°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| July | 23°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| August | 23°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| September | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| November | 9°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| December | 6°C | 2°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: 39°C on 2019-07-25
- Coldest day on record: -19°C on 1997-01-01
Percentiles compare each day to Essen, 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 →