Weather in Regierungsbezirk Köln

Calculated from weather data of Geilenkirchen Air Base (ETNG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.9	5.7	6.4	6.0	5.4	8.6
February	8.7	10.8	8.6	9.9	8.5	8.8
March	11.6	13.3	10.9	13.3	11.3	10.4
April	14.5		12.5	13.0	11.8	17.8
May	19.0		18.3	21.1	16.1	18.8
June	24.0		25.6	23.3	24.0	22.5
July	24.3		22.3	25.6	22.0	22.8
August	24.1		22.3	27.3	20.3	26.1
September	20.6		23.8	19.1	20.8	21.3
October	16.0		16.6	17.1	15.4	14.4
November	10.0		9.5	11.4	8.6	13.0
December	7.1		7.7	3.7	6.9	8.1
Average	15.0	10.2	15.5	16.2	14.6	16.2

14th 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	1.5	1	3	1	2	4
February	2.7	6	2	4	3	4
March	3.8	6	5	2	4	4
April	4.7		4	5	2	6
May	9.2		10	11	9	7
June	13.8		15	12	14	13
July	14.2		15	14	15	13
August	14.7		14	16	14	16
September	11.6		14	10	12	11
October	9.7		11	11	8	9
November	5.0		6	8	2	7
December	3.0		4	-1	3	4
Average	7.5	4.5	8.5	7.8	7.4	8.3

44th 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	3	12	3	11
25 °C or warmer	0	34	45	16	27
20 °C or warmer	0	95	97	74	95
0 °C or colder	11	32	26	23	23

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	30.4	28	36	24	39	27
February	25.4	24	14	39	26	34
March	23.0	14	40	6	21	24
April	16.0		22	20	18	5
May	17.3		15	14	36	1
June	11.3		6	12	14	15
July	13.9		25	6	26	20
August	15.3		16	7	26	8
September	17.2		6	22	8	16
October	22.4		24	13	26	33
November	26.8		41	18	29	14
December	31.9		41	15	16	32
Average	19.7	20.1	22.5	15.3	23.3	17.4

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	15.7	17	15	13	17	15
February	17.4	18	14	23	13	22
March	16.3	16	16	13	15	18
April	14.7		16	16	13	14
May	12.6		12	13	16	11
June	12.2		12	10	10	12
July	12.5		15	12	11	13
August	11.7		12	11	11	13
September	12.0		11	11	10	11
October	14.0		14	12	15	14
November	12.4		16	12	10	12
December	13.5		17	8	12	11
Average	13.9	16.8	14.0	12.9	12.5	13.6

26th 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	SW	W	W	SW
February	SW	W	SW	S	SW
March	SW	SW	E	W	SW
April		N	N	NW	E
May		N	W	W	N
June		N	W	NW	SW
July		W	NW	W	W
August		W	N	W	SW
September		S	SW	SW	SW
October		SW	SW	SW	SW
November		SW	SW	SW	SW
December		SW	SW	SW	S

Prevailing wind direction

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

Regierungsbezirk Köln weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Regierungsbezirk Köln?

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

What is the coldest month in Regierungsbezirk Köln?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Regierungsbezirk Köln?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 31.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Regierungsbezirk Köln?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 11.3 %.