Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 21°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of -1°C.
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. via Wikipedia
Kiel average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 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 | 3°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| February | 4°C | -1°C | 3 mm |
| March | 7°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| April | 11°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| May | 16°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| November | 7°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| December | 4°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: 35°C on 2022-07-20
- Coldest day on record: -20°C on 2012-02-05
Percentiles compare each day to Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 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 →