Weather in Lower Saxony

Calculated from weather data of Hannover Airport (EDDV) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.2	5.2	6.7	6.2	3.6	7.7
February	7.3	9.9	7.5	8.5	5.9	8.8
March	10.2	11.9	9.1	11.3	9.8	9.9
April	14.1		12.9	12.9	11.0	16.5
May	18.7		18.6	20.0	15.6	17.6
June	24.0		25.0	24.0	24.3	23.1
July	24.0		23.6	25.0	23.6	22.1
August	24.4		23.1	27.1	21.3	26.6
September	20.2		23.8	18.6	20.1	21.0
October	15.6		15.6	17.6	14.9	14.3
November	9.1		9.0	10.0	8.4	10.8
December	6.2		7.0	1.8	5.7	6.7
Average	14.2	8.9	15.2	15.7	13.7	15.4

24th highest temperature of Germany

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	1.0	1	3	2	0	3
February	1.1	5	1	3	-2	4
March	2.1	4	3	0	2	2
April	3.5		3	3	1	4
May	7.6		7	8	7	6
June	12.6		12	11	14	13
July	13.4		14	13	15	12
August	13.8		14	14	13	15
September	10.2		13	10	11	9
October	8.6		10	10	8	9
November	4.0		4	4	4	5
December	2.0		3	-4	1	3
Average	6.2	3.1	7.3	6.4	6.1	6.9

23rd lowest temperature of Germany

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	7	13	2	9
25 °C or warmer	0	40	46	27	33
20 °C or warmer	0	110	109	91	100
0 °C or colder	17	43	42	51	20

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	27.0	25	27	36	35	18
February	23.5	21	21	28	30	30
March	18.5	17	33	3	16	12
April	11.4		13	16	18	2
May	10.2		9	6	22	7
June	9.1		8	7	10	11
July	12.2		17	9	12	17
August	11.4		19	5	17	8
September	12.2		5	24	6	9
October	17.3		26	7	11	20
November	18.7		28	12	21	11
December	29.1		41	22	28	26
Average	15.9	20.5	18.6	12.8	17.4	13.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	16.9	19	18	18	13	16
February	17.7	17	16	23	14	23
March	16.8	15	17	13	16	19
April	15.9		16	16	16	15
May	14.1		14	13	16	13
June	12.8		12	13	10	13
July	13.4		15	14	12	13
August	12.5		12	12	14	13
September	12.3		11	13	11	11
October	14.7		15	12	14	15
November	14.1		17	14	13	13
December	15.0		19	10	13	13
Average	14.7	16.8	14.5	14.1	13.4	14.5

14th highest wind speed of Germany

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	SW	W	W	SW
February	SW	W	SW	SE	SW
March	S	SW	E	W	SW
April		E	NW	NW	N
May		NE	W	W	NW
June		N	W	W	W
July		SW	W	W	W
August		W	N	W	SW
September		S	SW	W	SW
October		SW	SW	SW	SW
November		SW	S	W	SW
December		SW	E	SW	S

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Lower Saxony weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Lower Saxony?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 24 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Lower Saxony?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 5 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Lower Saxony?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 29.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Lower Saxony?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 9.2 %.