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Köln vs Provincetown
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Köln and Provincetown have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Provincetown is the wetter, with 527 mm more rain a year, and Provincetown the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Köln and Provincetown, in everyday terms.
Summers
Provincetown has hotter summers
Köln: Mild
Provincetown: Warm
Winters
Köln has much milder winters
Köln: Chilly
Provincetown: Cold
Rain & snow
Provincetown is wetter
Köln: Moderate rainfall
Provincetown: Wet
Sky
Provincetown is sunnier
Köln: Often grey
Provincetown: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Köln and Provincetown run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Provincetown is the wetter — about 527 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Provincetown 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Provincetown | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | — |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +3 | — | -2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -1 | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Provincetown | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +3 | — | -2 | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Provincetown runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 62 | 54 | 55 | 48 | 62 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +52 | +47 | +82 | +70 | +34 | +16 | +3 | +14 | +32 | +68 | +49 | +60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 62 | 54 | 55 | 48 | 62 | 86 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 |
| Difference | +52 | +47 | +82 | +70 | +34 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 87 | 83 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Provincetown | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +3 | +14 | +32 | +68 | +49 | +60 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Köln runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Provincetown | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 93 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +4 | -5 | -10 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 74 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 70 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 93 |
| Provincetown | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +4 | -5 | -10 | -10 |
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. Köln trends → · Provincetown trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
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.
Provincetown
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hingham (NOAA GHCN station USC00193624), about 63 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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