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Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Münster has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 75°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 32°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 29 inches. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.5 hours in midwinter to 16.5 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 countsMünster climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 41 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 37 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 41 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 71 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 37 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 62 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 74 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Muenster/osnabrueck (airport), a weather station, about 20 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.