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Kassel, Hesse climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Kassel has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 74°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 29°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 28 inches. At latitude 51°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.3 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKassel climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 34 |
| Avg low (°F) | 29 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 30 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 70 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 29 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 74 | 74 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 65 | 65 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 34 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 30 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 86 | 93 | 95 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 76 | 86 | 93 | 95 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Kassel, a weather station, about 4 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.