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Cottbus, Brandenburg climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Cottbus has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Around 565 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (75 mm) and easing off in April (31 mm). At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 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 countsCottbus climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 57 | 53 | 75 | 63 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 57 | 53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 63 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 42 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 84 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 93 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 84 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 93 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cottbus, a weather station, about 2 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.