Annual average climate in Essen
Below are the key elements of Essen's year-round climatic averages:
- Minimum annual temperature: 7°C
- Average annual temperature: 11°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 14°C
- Precipitation: 79 mm/month (with 15 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | – / 5° | 87mm / 18 days |
| february | 1 ° / 6 ° | 73mm / 15 days |
| March | 3 ° / 10 ° | 63mm / 15 days |
| April | 6 ° / 15 ° | 53mm / 13 days |
| may | 9 ° / 18 ° | 71mm / 15 days |
| June | 12 ° / 21 ° | 79mm / 13 days |
| July | 14 ° / 23 ° | 104mm / 16 days |
| August | 14 ° / 23 ° | 97mm / 15 days |
| September | 11 ° / 19 ° | 71mm / 14 days |
| October | 8 ° / 14 ° | 77mm / 14 days |
| November | 5 ° / 9 ° | 85mm / 18 days |
| December | 1 ° / 5 ° | 87mm / 18 days |
The weather forecasts were generated from the values recorded at the ESSEN-BREDENEY weather station. This station is located in Germany, 6 km from Essen and is at an altitude of 150 meters.
The best time to go, and the worst
To complete the table above, here are some details that should allow you to choose which are the best periods for your trip, or the months to avoid.
Which are the warmest months in Essen?
In Essen, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 23°C), August (with 23°C), June (with 21°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Essen are:
December (with 3°C), January (with 3°C), february (with 4°C), …
Which are the driest months in Essen?
In Essen, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
June (with 13 rainy days/month), April (with 13 rainy days/month), September (with 14 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Essen are:
November (with 18 rainy days/month), January (with 18 rainy days/month), December (with 18 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
These other cities very close to Essen may experience quite similar weather patterns:
Duisburg (17 km from Essen), Bochum (14 km), Bochum-Hordel (12 km), Wuppertal (24 km), Gelsenkirchen (8 km), Oberhausen (11 km), Herne (17 km km), Mülheim an der Ruhr (at 10 km), Recklinghausen (at 22 km), Bottrop (at 9 km), …
Around Essen
You might also be interested in these cities:
Gelsenkirchen (8 km from Essen), Bochum (14 km), Duisburg (17 km), Wuppertal (24 km), Düsseldorf (31 km), Dortmund (32 km), Krefeld (34 km) , Cologne (58 km), Münster (70 km), Bonn (81 km), …
In Germany
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in Germany:
Berlin (454 km from Essen), Hamburg (308 km), Munich (493 km), Cologne (58 km), Frankfurt am Main (190 km), Dortmund (32 km), Düsseldorf (31 km away), Bremen (218 km away), Hanover (212 km away), Leipzig (372 km away), …
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