Weather in Schleswig-Holstein

Calculated from weather data of Kiel-Holtenau Airport (EDHK) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	4.6	4.2	6.4	5.7	3.2	6.7
February	5.8	7.5	6.2	6.9	5.0	7.4
March	8.0	9.0	8.1	8.6	8.5	8.1
April	11.1		10.8	10.1	9.0	12.5
May	15.8		15.6	16.3	13.8	15.3
June	20.8		22.3	19.5	21.5	20.5
July	21.2		20.8	20.8	22.1	19.1
August	21.8		20.8	23.1	19.3	23.8
September	18.1		21.6	16.3	18.1	18.8
October	13.7		13.4	14.9	13.3	13.1
November	8.1		7.5	8.4	8.3	9.5
December	4.9		5.4	2.1	4.0	5.2
Average	12.1	6.9	13.3	13.1	12.2	13.4

47th 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	1.8	1	3	2	0	5
February	1.8	4	2	2	0	4
March	2.8	4	2	0	1	4
April	4.8		3	3	2	7
May	9.2		7	8	7	9
June	13.4		11	11	13	14
July	14.1		13	12	14	11
August	14.6		14	14	13	15
September	11.6		13	10	12	10
October	9.0		8	9	8	9
November	4.7		3	5	5	5
December	2.1		2	-2	0	3
Average	6.9	2.9	6.8	6.2	6.1	8.0

20th 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	0	2	1	1
25 °C or warmer	0	11	11	8	17
20 °C or warmer	0	75	50	55	49
0 °C or colder	14	40	34	49	7

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	19.6	19	19	19	23	26
February	19.3	18	9	27	9	36
March	10.1	5	6	1	10	13
April	6.9		7	6	6	5
May	4.9		1	2	6	5
June	4.5		1	2	2	8
July	6.3		9	2	1	10
August	5.6		4	1	5	5
September	9.0		1	11	6	8
October	13.1		17	3	7	16
November	14.8		14	6	17	10
December	18.4		22	3	15	21
Average	10.6	12.8	7.7	5.7	7.4	12.4

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	18.2	21	20	20	16	19
February	19.8	20	18	23	19	24
March	17.9	17	18	15	16	21
April	14.0		18	19	4	19
May	16.1		16	16	16	18
June	15.2		15	14	13	16
July	16.3		17	17	15	16
August	14.7		14	14	16	14
September	14.8		13	15	14	14
October	16.1		18	15	14	16
November	15.5		16	17	15	16
December	16.6		19	12	17	14
Average	16.5	19.1	16.5	16.1	14.3	16.8

6th 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	W	W	W	W	SW
February	SW	W	W	E	SW
March	SE	W	SE	W	SW
April		E	NW	NE	W
May		NE	W	W	NW
June		N	W	N	E
July		W	W	W	W
August		W	N	W	SE
September		SW	SW	W	SW
October		SW	SW	SW	S
November		SW	S	SW	SW
December		W	S	SW	S

Prevailing wind direction

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

Schleswig-Holstein weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Schleswig-Holstein?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 22 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Schleswig-Holstein?

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

Which month is the wettest in Schleswig-Holstein?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 19.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Schleswig-Holstein?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 4.6 %.