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Garmisch-Partenkirchen vs Provincetown
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Provincetown have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Provincetown is the wetter, with 414 mm more rain a year, and Provincetown the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Provincetown, in everyday terms.
Summers
Provincetown has hotter summers
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Warm
Provincetown: Warm
Winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has milder winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Cold
Provincetown: Cold
Rain & snow
Provincetown is wetter
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Moderate rainfall
Provincetown: Wet
Sky
Provincetown is sunnier
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Often cloudy
Provincetown: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Provincetown run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Provincetown is the wetter — about 414 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | — | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Provincetown | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Provincetown | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | — | — |
Precipitation (mm) Provincetown runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 47 | 36 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 115 | 125 | 139 | 81 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +68 | +65 | +83 | +62 | +14 | -12 | -34 | -42 | +18 | +64 | +53 | +76 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 47 | 36 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 115 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 |
| Difference | +68 | +65 | +83 | +62 | +14 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 125 | 139 | 81 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Provincetown | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | -34 | -42 | +18 | +64 | +53 | +76 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +1 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -8 | -6 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | +1 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Provincetown | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -13 | -8 | -6 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Provincetown | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 |
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. Garmisch-Partenkirchen trends → · Provincetown trends →
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Innsbruck, a weather station, about 34 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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