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Berlin vs Boulder
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Berlin and Boulder have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Berlin is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year, and Boulder the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Berlin and Boulder, in everyday terms.
Summers
Boulder has much hotter summers
Berlin: Mild
Boulder: Hot
Winters
Berlin has much milder winters
Berlin: Cold
Boulder: Very cold
Rain & snow
Berlin is wetter
Berlin: Moderate rainfall
Boulder: Fairly dry
Sky
Boulder is sunnier
Berlin: Often cloudy
Boulder: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Berlin and Boulder run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Berlin is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Boulder has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Boulder runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 38 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Boulder | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +8 | +4 | +5 | +11 | +13 | +11 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 38 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 |
| Boulder | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +8 | +4 | +5 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 77 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Boulder | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +4 |
Avg low (°F) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 30 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 | 32 |
| Boulder | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 30 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 |
| Boulder | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 | 32 |
| Boulder | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -15 |
Precipitation (in) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Boulder | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1 | -1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Boulder | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Boulder | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1 | -1.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boulder | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boulder | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boulder | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 74 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 |
| Boulder | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -6 | -9 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 74 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 |
| Boulder | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -6 | -9 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 |
| Boulder | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 93 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 94 |
| Boulder | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -33 | -27 | -23 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -29 | -35 | -40 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 93 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 66 |
| Boulder | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -33 | -27 | -23 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 65 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 94 |
| Boulder | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -29 | -35 | -40 | -38 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Berlin trends → · Boulder trends →
Berlin is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Boulder from Cfa to BSk.
Methodology & sources
Berlin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Berlin-tempelhof, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Boulder
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 38 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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