Annual average climate in Gelsenkirchen
Below is a summary of the climatic averages over the whole year in Gelsenkirchen:
- Minimum annual temperature: 7°C
- Average annual temperature: 12°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 16°C
- Precipitation: 81 mm/month (with 16 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 1 ° / 6 ° | 94mm / 20 days |
| february | 1 ° / 8 ° | 100mm / 16 days |
| March | 3 ° / 11 ° | 72mm / 17 days |
| April | 6 ° / 16 ° | 61mm / 13 days |
| may | 10 ° / 20 ° | 83mm / 16 days |
| June | 12 ° / 23 ° | 67mm / 13 days |
| July | 14 ° / 25 ° | 105mm / 17 days |
| August | 14 ° / 24 ° | 93mm / 16 days |
| September | 11 ° / 21 ° | 69mm / 15 days |
| October | 8 ° / 16 ° | 65mm / 15 days |
| November | 4 ° / 10 ° | 85mm / 20 days |
| December | 2 ° / 7 ° | 79mm / 18 days |
These weather averages were generated using values from the HERTEN weather station. This is located in Germany, 10 km from Gelsenkirchen and is located at an altitude of 60 meters.
The best time to go (and the one to avoid)
We also bring some additional information which should allow you to choose which is the good month to stay in Gelsenkirchen, or the months to avoid.
Which are the warmest months in Gelsenkirchen?
In Gelsenkirchen, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 25°C), August (with 24°C), June (with 23°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Gelsenkirchen are:
January (with 4°C), December (with 5°C), february (with 5°C), …
Which are the driest months in Gelsenkirchen?
In Gelsenkirchen, 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 15 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Gelsenkirchen are:
November (with 20 rainy days/month), January (with 20 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 Gelsenkirchen could have very similar climate normals:
Essen (8 km from Gelsenkirchen), Dortmund (26 km), Duisburg (24 km), Bochum (9 km), Bochum-Hordel (5 km), Wuppertal (28 km), Oberhausen (16 km). km), Herne (10 km), Mülheim an der Ruhr (17 km), Recklinghausen (14 km),
Around Gelsenkirchen
You might also be interested in these cities:
Essen (8 km from Gelsenkirchen), Bochum (9 km), Duisburg (24 km), Dortmund (26 km), Wuppertal (28 km), Düsseldorf (39 km), Krefeld (42 km) , Münster (63 km away), Cologne (64 km away), Bonn (86 km away), …
In Germany
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in Germany:
Berlin (447 km from Gelsenkirchen), Hamburg (300 km), Munich (493 km), Cologne (64 km), Frankfurt am Main (191 km), Essen (8 km), Dortmund (26 km away), Düsseldorf (39 km away), Bremen (210 km away), Hanover (205 km away), …
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