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Victoria vs Köln
Comparing Victoria change · Köln change
Victoria and Köln have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Köln is the wetter, with 155 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Victoria and Köln, in everyday terms.
Summers
Köln has much hotter summers
Victoria: Mild
Köln: Mild
Winters
Victoria has milder winters
Victoria: Chilly
Köln: Chilly
Rain & snow
Köln is wetter
Victoria: Moderate rainfall
Köln: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Victoria: Often cloudy
Köln: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Victoria and Köln run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Köln is the wetter — about 155 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Köln | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | +1 | — | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Köln | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Köln | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +1 | +1 | — | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Victoria runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Köln | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Köln | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Köln | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 112 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 123 | 96 |
| Köln | 62 | 54 | 55 | 48 | 62 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Difference | -50 | -3 | +3 | +17 | +37 | +69 | +76 | +67 | +36 | -10 | -59 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 112 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Köln | 62 | 54 | 55 | 48 | 62 | 86 |
| Difference | -50 | -3 | +3 | +17 | +37 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 11 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 123 | 96 |
| Köln | 87 | 83 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Difference | +76 | +67 | +36 | -10 | -59 | -27 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 79 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 80 |
| Köln | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -4 | -3 | +4 | +6 | +21 | +19 | +14 | +3 | +1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 79 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 |
| Köln | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | -4 | — | -4 | -3 | +4 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 48 | 49 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 80 |
| Köln | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +14 | +3 | +1 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Köln | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 93 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Köln | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 74 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 75 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Köln | 70 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 93 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +7 |
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. Victoria trends → · Köln trends →
Methodology & sources
Victoria
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Victoria Gonzales CS, 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.
Köln
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Koln-bonn, a weather station, about 16 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.
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